Drive-by Truckers lyrics
Drive-by Truckers lyrics
"The Three Alabama Icons Lyrics"
Bent Lyrics
beneath the sun (i never dreamt) a crooked soul all broken bent, with lifted hands (could reach so high) unfolded wings embrace the sky and did You know it all along when i was weak and You were strong take it all unbend what i am and if You'll fill an empty soul and if You will, i could be gold take it all unbend what i am (all i am)
beneath the sun (i never dreamt) a crooked soul all broken bent, with lifted hands (could reach so high) unfolded wings embrace the sky and did You know it all along when i was weak and You were strong take it all unbend what i am and if You'll fill an empty soul and if You will, i could be gold take it all unbend what i am (all i am)
i grew up in north alabama back in the 1970s when dinosaurs
still roamed the earth.i'm speaking, of course, of the three
great alabama icons: GW, BB, and RVZ.Now, RVZ wasn't
from alabama, he was from florida, he was a huge neil young
fan but in the tradition of merle haggard writing Okie From
Muskogee to tell his dad's point of view on the hippies in
vietnam, Ronnie felt that the other side of the story should be
told.Neil Young always claimed that Sweet Home Alabama
was one of his favorite songs and legend has it that he was
an honorary pallbearer at Ronnie's funeral, such as the
duality of the southern thing.
...and Bear Bryant wore a cool lookin' red checkered hat and
won football games, and there's few things more loved in
Alabama than football and the men who know how to win at
it.So when the Bear would come to town, there would be a
parade.Me, I was one of them pussy boys cuz i hated
football, so i got a guitar but a guitar was a poor substitute
for a football with the girls in my high scho
About You Lyrics
You know how the story goes, boy meets girl, falls in love with girl Doesn't want no one but her wants her How it ends nobody knows, but they might end up together Either way he's ever-changed by her Sleepless nights never ending days Wandering 'round in a help-less daze Know where my interest lies Deep inside your bright brown eyes Don't ever question how I feel inside. You may say I'm crazy, well I'm crazy about you Can you blame me? You know how the days g
ol.So my band hit You know how the story goes, boy meets girl, falls in love with girl Doesn't want no one but her wants her How it ends nobody knows, but they might end up together Either way he's ever-changed by her Sleepless nights never ending days Wandering 'round in a help-less daze Know where my interest lies Deep inside your bright brown eyes Don't ever question how I feel inside. You may say I'm crazy, well I'm crazy about you Can you blame me? You know how the days g
the road, and we didn't play no Skynyrd, neither.I came of
age rebelling against the music in my high school parking
lot.It wasn't until years later after leaving the south for a
while that I came to appreciate and understand the whole
Skynyrd thing and its misunderstood glory.I left the south
and learned how different people's perceptions of the
Southern Thing was from what I had seen in my life, which
leads us to George Wallace...
...now Wallace was, for all practical purposes, the governor
of Alabama from 1962 until 1986.Once when a law
prevented him from succeeding himself, he ran his wife
Lurleen in his place and she won by a landslide.He's most
famous as the beligerant racist voice of the segregationist
south, standing in the doorways of schools and waging a war
against the federal government that he decried as
hypocritical.Now Wallace started out as a lawyer and a
judge with a very progressive and humanitarian track record
for a man of his time, but he lost his first bid fo
Hello Lyrics
Hello hello, its great to see you once again Its been so long, We were such friends, Long time ago Hello hello, your smiling face Your warm embrace, Weve been apart, Far too long, It felt so wrong Nice to know, youre coming over Nice to know, the wait is over Hello hello, is that a smile on your face Heres a kiss, Just in case, This ones for your governor in
1958 by hedging on the race issue against a man who spoke
out against intergration.Wallace ran again in '62 as a
staunch segregationist and won big and for the next decade
he spoke out loudly.He accused Kennedy and King of being
communist and he was constantly on national news
representing "the good people" of Alabama.
...and ya know race was only an issue on tv in the house that
i grew up in.Wallace was viewed as a man from another
time and place, but when i first ventured out of the south i
was shocked at how strongly Wallace was associated with
Alabama and its people.Racism is a worldwide problem, and
it's been like that since the beginning of recorded history and
it ain't just white and black, but thanks to George Wallace, it's
always a little more conveinent to play it with a southern
accent.
Bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd attempt to show another side of
the south, one that certainly exists, but few saw beyond the
rebel flag and this applies to their critics and detractors but
would come to town, he'd get death threats in Alabama.
Ironically, in 1971, after a particularly racially charged
campaign, Wallace began backpeddling and he opened up
Alabama politics to minorities at a rate faster than most
northern states or the federal government. Wallace spent
the rest of his life trying to explain away his racist past and in
1982 he won his last term in office with over 90% of the
black vote, such as the duality of the southern thing.
...and George Wallace died back in '98 and he's in hell now,
not because he's a racist.His track record as a judge and his
late life quest for redemption make a good argument for his
being, at worst, no worse than most white men of his
generation, North or South.Because of his blind ambition
and his hunger for votes, he turned a blind eye to the
suffering of black America and he became a pawn in the fight
against Civil Rights cause.
...fortunately for him, the devil is also a southerner.
Hello hello, its great to see you once again Its been so long, We were such friends, Long time ago Hello hello, your smiling face Your warm embrace, Weve been apart, Far too long, It felt so wrong Nice to know, youre coming over Nice to know, the wait is over Hello hello, is that a smile on your face Heres a kiss, Just in case, This ones for you
1958 by hedging on the race issue against a man who spoke
out against intergration.Wallace ran again in '62 as a
staunch segregationist and won big and for the next decade
he spoke out loudly.He accused Kennedy and King of being
communist and he was constantly on national news
representing "the good people" of Alabama.
...and ya know race was only an issue on tv in the house that
i grew up in.Wallace was viewed as a man from another
time and place, but when i first ventured out of the south i
was shocked at how strongly Wallace was associated with
Alabama and its people.Racism is a worldwide problem, and
it's been like that since the beginning of recorded history and
it ain't just white and black, but thanks to George Wallace, it's
always a little more conveinent to play it with a southern
accent.
Bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd attempt to show another side of
the south, one that certainly exists, but few saw beyond the
rebel flag and this applies to their critics and detractors but
Pick up the Phone Lyrics
Sorry to call you in the middle of the night but my thoughts have kept me thinking about some things in my life I got your number from a friend who told me that it'd be all right to call you if I ever need Someone to show me things in a different light and let me choose what's wrong and what's right Please pick up the phone I need to talk, and I know you're at home If you're screening your calls I know you're busy, and I won't keep you long If you know everything that happens t
also their fans and followers.So for a while, when Neil Young Sorry to call you in the middle of the night but my thoughts have kept me thinking about some things in my life I got your number from a friend who told me that it'd be all right to call you if I ever need Someone to show me things in a different light and let me choose what's wrong and what's right Please pick up the phone I need to talk, and I know you're at home If you're screening your calls I know you're busy, and I won't keep you long If you know everything that happens t
would come to town, he'd get death threats in Alabama.
Ironically, in 1971, after a particularly racially charged
campaign, Wallace began backpeddling and he opened up
Alabama politics to minorities at a rate faster than most
northern states or the federal government. Wallace spent
the rest of his life trying to explain away his racist past and in
1982 he won his last term in office with over 90% of the
black vote, such as the duality of the southern thing.
...and George Wallace died back in '98 and he's in hell now,
not because he's a racist.His track record as a judge and his
late life quest for redemption make a good argument for his
being, at worst, no worse than most white men of his
generation, North or South.Because of his blind ambition
and his hunger for votes, he turned a blind eye to the
suffering of black America and he became a pawn in the fight
against Civil Rights cause.
...fortunately for him, the devil is also a southerner.