Living hard was easy when I was young and bullet proof. I had no change to bind me, just a guitar and a roof. Emptied every bottle, when I poured I never missed.
[Chorus]. What this world needs is a few more rednecks. Some people ain't afraid to take a stand. What this world needs is a little more respect. For the Lord and the law and the workin' man.
Me and my buddy got us a wild hair. And figured we wanted to go somewhere. So we loaded up in my ragtop Chevrolet. We had a little bit of money and a whole lot of show.
Won't somebody somewhere come up here and take me to Waco. Cause I've got the blues. These big city sidewalks just don't suit my shoes. Won't somebody somewhere come up here and take me to Waco.
I've been thinking back over my life. And some of the questions I've had. I've thought about living, I've thought about dying. And what makes me happy or sad.
When I was very young. My daddy took me on his knees. Son, there some things I wanna learn you. Before you get away from me. . Don't let nobody boss you much.
Workin out here on the railroad line. Breaking my back for nickles and dimes. Sweatin' in the hot sun all of the time. Well I wake up and pray that the sun don't shine.
This ain't no rag, it's a flag. And we don't wear it on our heads. It's a symbol of the land where the good guys live. Are you listening to what I said.
When I woke up it was raining. Well, I got soaked. When I woke up this morning. I was cold and wet and broken. . I ain't got no destination. I'm just gonna follow my shoes.
Well the train to Grinder's Switch is runnin' right on time. And the Tucker boys are cookin' down in Caroline. People down in Florida can't be still. When old Lynyrd Skynyrd's pickin' down in Jacksonville.
Momma I fear the night is falling. Blacker than jet and cold as ice. And somewhere a gentle voice is calling. And I hear the sounds of paradise. . See the innocent dying.
When I woke up it was raining. Well, I got soaked. When I woke up this morning. I was cold and wet and broken. . I ain't got no destination. I'm just gonna follow my shoes.
Oh the cowards came by morning and attacked without a warning. Leaving flames and death and chaos in our streets. In the middle of this fiery hell brave heroes fell.
Well, if you ever go back into Wooley Swamp. Well, you better not go at night. There's things out there in the middle of them woods. That make a strong man die from fright.
Been ten long years since the devil laid his fiddle at Johnny's feet, and it burned inside his mind the way he suffered that defeat.. In the darkest pits of hell the devil hatched an evil plan. To tempt the fiddle player for he's just a mortal man..
The devil went down to Georgia. He was lookin' for a soul to steal. He was in a bind. 'Cause he was way behind. And he was willin' to make a deal. . When he came upon this young man.
Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'. I was layin' in bed. Wondrin' if she'd changed at all. If her hair was still red. Her folks they said our lives together.
Performers: Mark O'Connor with Charlie Daniels. . Featuring: Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt. . Album: Heroes. . Words and music: Crain, Daniels, Digregorio, Edwards, Hayward, Kott,.
Well if this old fiddle could talk. If this old fiddle could sing. Man if this old fiddle could only talk. It could tell you some wondrous things. Talk to me fiddle.
Stroker Ace was born to race he had a mean streak two feet wide. A son of a gun with a taste for fun and more than his share of pride. Take a dirt road curve with a devils nerve make a car dance across the mud.