The Oak Ridge Boys

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"The Boys Are Back"

"The Boys Are Back"


The Boys are back, busting on the scene
We ain't got nothing now that wasn't first in our dreams
It may have been a while since you heard us sing
We got Jesus in the front seat steering this thing
We're straight on track, no matter how it stacks
’Cause the Boys are back, the boys are back.

Well, the world is changing fast and it ain't so cool
Got the politicians lobbying taking God out of school
But how do you change the game if you don't make the rules
Well, I feel just like a prisoner on this ship of fools
We're gonna ride it down, there will be no white flags
’Cause the boys are back, the boys are back.

This train is coming and it's headed your way
We're thick as thieves and we got so much to say
The devil may come and try to get us to stray
But we all know where we stand at the end of days
Like four strong winds blowing through a ramshackle shack
The boys are back, the boys are back.

Well, gather round children I got a story to tell,
About ol' Wally Fowler and that dream that never fell,
About those who came before us, gonna guide us to the water
Where we all can take the hand of our almighty Father
But until we hit the black, we been planning this attack
And the boys are back, the boys are back.

The boys are back, yeah the boys are back
Yeah the boys are back, yeah the boys are back [repeat x9]
Like four strong winds executing this attack
Yeah the boys are back, yeah the boys are back [repeat x9]

 

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"The First Step To Heaven"

"The First Step To Heaven"


Wake up oh sinner you're facing the darkness of death
Each moment could be the moment you draw your last breath
And the weight of your fears are the shackles that keep you enslaved
But the Blood of the Lamb is the one way to bypass the grave
The first step to Heaven is knowing you're lost
The highway to Glory is the way of the cross
You can hand Him your burdens the moment you see
The first step to Heaven is down on your knees
To all you believers who have answered the good shepherd's call
Flood the chasm of darkness with the Light that can save one and all
Not a soul crosses Jordan on the strength of their money or deeds
That mansion up yonder is reserved for those who believe

 

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"The Home Stretch"

"The Home Stretch"


Turned off the interstate at midnight
Made the home stretch once again
I grew up running up and down this old road
Boy, it's changed a lot since way back then
Warm familiar feeling highway, twenty miles of memories
Mama and Papa, they still live there
So more than anywhere it's home to me
The home stretch
I'm on the home stretch
This old truck can't take me fast enough down the home stretch
When Papa called his voice was shaking
It never trembled in his prime
He said "Son, your mama's rounded that last turn"
She's calling for you boy, and you don't have much time
Mama wasn't afraid of dying
Just a trip to Heaven for her reward
She said "It's only part of living. The dyin's easy, but the leavin's hard
We were holding hands when Mama slipped away
Through my tears I saw her smile, then I heard her say
The home stretch, I'm on the home stretch
Angel's wings can't take me fast enough down the home stretch
Warm familiar feeling highway
Down the home stretch once again

 

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"The Journey"

"The Journey"


I stumbled down a long dark road
From sunlight I had strayed
The demons came and beckoned me
I was lost and so afraid
I felt that I was falling
I thought it was a dream
I called upon my Father
To come and rescue me
Oh Father rescue me
A door just seemed to open
The darkness turned to light
The Lord appeared before me
He wore a robe of white
He spoke my name softly
I felt such peace within
He gently wrapped me in His arms
And forgave me all my sins
He forgave me all my sins
Another door was opened
A vision came so clear
I was on a ship now sailing
My Lord was standing near
He pointed towards the distant shore
And whispered to my soul
"Your journey now is o'er my child
Rejoice and welcome home"
Rejoice and welcome home
I saw my precious mother
She was waiting by the river
She smiled and waved and called my name
There were angels all around her
No sickness, pain or sorrow
No strife, no fear of war
No devil's lies, no children cry
All is peace forevermore
There is peace forevermore
Oh brother, my dear brother
You life could end today
Except a man be born again
He cannot see the way
For Jesus there is waiting
To lead us past the grave
And take us home to be with Him
When the final journey's made
When the final journey's made
(Let's go home)

 

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"The King Is Born"

"The King Is Born"


What Child is this who lay to rest
On Mary's breast is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch is keeping

To you this night a King is born He is the promised One
God so loved the world He sends down His only Son

Rich man poor man wise man be
He will deliver all from trouble and grief
Tidings of joy to the world
The King is born

No velvet or satin, no pillow for His head
Straw from the stable low, to make the Baby's bed
Angels come to shepherd in the hills and sing Emmanuel
Tidings of joy to the world
The King is born

The Son of Man, the Prince of Peace Savior to us all
A humble birth in Bethlehem, the greatest gift of all

And all the Earth will know His Name
And all the Earth will hear His Word
Tidings of joy to the world
The King is born

 

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"The Old Country Church"

"The Old Country Church"


There's a place near to me, where I'm longing to be
With my friends at the old country church
There with mother we went, and our Sundays were spent
With our friends at the old country church.
As a small country boy, how my heart beat with joy
When I knelt in the old country church
And the Savior above, by His wonderful love
Saved my soul at the old country church.
How I wish that today all the people would pray
As we prayed in the old country church
If they'd only confess, Jesus surely would bless
As he did in the old country church.
Of't my thoughts make me weep, for so many now sleep
In their graves near the old country church
And sometime I may rest, with the friends I love best
In a grave near the old country church.
Precious years of memories,
Oh what joy they bring to me (they bring to me)
How I long once more to be,
With my friends at the old country church...

 

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"The Shade"

"The Shade"


I don't want a fast car, don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
'Cause out here in the country blue birds sing for nothin'
And the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah the shade comes free with the tree
The tree came with the mountain right beside the river
Where the ground makes one heck of a scene
The mountain counts for somethin', the view is worth a fortune
And the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah the shade comes free with the tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what I'm feelin'
But I'm feelin' 'bout as good as I can be
I need to be reminded when I'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
I'll never make a killin' tryin' to make a livin'
But I make enough to raise a family
I found a piece of heaven off county road eleven
Where the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah the shade comes free with the tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what I'm feelin'
But I'm feelin' 'bout as good as I can be
I need to be reminded when I'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
I don't want a fast car, don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
'Cause out here in the country blue birds sing for nothin'
And the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah the shade comes free with the tree
And honey bring me some sweet iced tea

 

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"The Star Spangled Banner"

"The Star Spangled Banner"


Oh say can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming

Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming

And the rocket's red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there

Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave

 

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"The Voices Of Rejoicing Love"

"The Voices Of Rejoicing Love"


Joy to the world the Lord is come
Let Earth received her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And Heav'n and nature sing
By a one lane bridge on an old dirt road
That leads up to grandma's place
Someone cuttin' down the evergreen
They're gonna decorate
And miles away the bells are ringing on a street downtown
There're smiling faces everywhere and magic all around
You can hear the voices of rejoicing love rejoicing love
Singing joy to the world from up above
Bringing peace, good will to men
It's that special time again
You can hear the voices of rejoicing love
From Tennessee to Jerusalem families gather from far and wide
Here the smell of cookin' from Grandma's kitchen carries them all inside
And where cannons roar, they're silent for the crying of a child
And enemies or brother if only for a while
Later on in the silent night while the whole world's fast asleep
There's a feeling in the stillness by the light of the Christmas tree

 

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"Then You'll See"

"Then You'll See"


Whosoever believes on His name is forgiven
One who's sincere will see His face
Whosoever remains by the side that was riven
Will surely be blessed in His grace
When I'm in need I call on His Name
And He always answers
In darkest hours I have no fear
'Cause He's always near me
He moves by faith not by our deeds
Though it's hard to believe in things unseen
First you believe then you'll see
Whatsoever our sins, indeed we are driven
Through all those times, He loved us still
Whatsoever we ask in His name we'll be given
For to prosper in faith is His will