Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI) Acoustic Guitar & Banjo - Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Brent Truitt
Snare Drum - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - April Stevens & Darrell Webb
Chorus:
Halos and horns, sinners and saints,
Hearts that are torn between what's wrong and ain't
Just because it feels right does not make it so
So we struggle through life in horns and halos
Verse 1:
Tempted and tried with each step we take
We stumble and slide and make our mistakes,
Ask God to forgive us for all of our sins,
Then we take off our horns and wear halos again
Chorus:
Halos and horns, sinners and saints,
Hearts that are torn between what's wrong and ain't
Just because it feels right does not make it so
So we struggle through life in horns and halos
(Turnaround)
2nd Chorus:
Halos and horns, sinners and saints,
We're praised or we're scorned, we either run or we faint
Oh, but life is a challenge from the day that we're born
Just tryin' to balance halos and horns
It's heaven or hell, halos or horns
3rd Chorus:
Halos and horns, sinners and saints,
Hearts that are torn between what's wrong and ain't
But just because it feels right; well, that don't make it so
So we struggle through life in horns or halos
It's either horns or halos
Sugar Hill (2:50)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Banjo - Gary Davis
Wabash Guitar - Randy Kohrs
Acoustic Guitar - Robert Hale
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Darrell Webb
Harmonica - David Sutton
Drums - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - Dolly & Richard Dennison
Background Vocals - Randy Kohrs, Terry Eldredge, Richard Dennison & The Kingdom Heirs: Steven French,
Arthur Rich, David Sutton & Eric Bennett
Verse 1:
Up on Sugar Hill we'd go walkin'
Hand in hand while the south wind blowed
Bob whites callin', black crows cawkin',
Countin' the warts on a toad in the road
Down in the mill pond swimmin' naked
Showin' more than we should have showed
We were just kids explorin' nature
Learnin' more than we should have knowed
Chorus:
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill memories
Stealing sugar on the mountainside
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill sugar
Sweeter than candy and cake and pie
Verse 2:
A yellow dress drapin' off of my shoulder
Seein' myself in the lookin' glass
Older now and a little bit bolder
Thinkin' about our summers past
Up on Sugar Hill we'd go walkin'
Hand in hand up the mountainside
Teenage lovers plannin' and talkin'
Dreamin' of a future for you and I
2nd Chorus:
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill memories
Stealin' sugar on the mountain top
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill sugar
Sweeter than ice cream and soda pop
(Turnaround)
Verse 3:
Years have past, we're married with children
Our days are happy and our memories fond
We still find it quite appealin'
To go to Sugar Hill and swim naked in the pond
3rd Chorus:
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill memories
Stealin' sugar on the mountaintop
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill sugar
Sweeter than ice cream and soda pop
Chorus Rounds:
1st Round: Up on Sugar Hill there's a wealth of treasure
Down it's memory lane I go walking still
What it means to me is more than I can measure
Golden moments up on Sugar Hill
2nd Round: Up on Sugar Hill with the fireflies glowin'
Sound of katydids and the whipperwill
Honeysuckle bloomin' and a mountain stream flowin'
A little spot of heaven up on Sugar Hill
3rd Round: Up On Sugar Hill with the bobwhite's callin'
Black crows cawkin', and the soft wind blows
Up on Sugar Hill there are love birds talkin'
Up on Sugar Hill where the good times roll
Chorus:
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill memories
Stealin' sugar on the mountainside
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill sugar
Sweeter than candy and cakes and pies
Tag:
A little spot of heaven up on Sugar Hill
Not For Me (3:20)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar - Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Acoustic Guitar - Robert Hale
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Brent Truitt
Harmony Vocals - Richard Dennison, Randy Kohrs & Terry Eldredge
Verse 1:
Birds sing for everyone but me, for me it rains
And I can't hear the music for the pain
I see such happiness for some, but not for me
Verse 2:
With love, I always try so hard to get it right
I find it gone just when I think I might
Regretfully I see it last for some, but not for me
Chorus:
Out of reach of all the things I want to have and hold
I've come to just accept that's how it goes
I've come so close
Not for me, it's not for me to question, I suppose
But I keep wonderin' what the future holds
Why must it be?
That life's so sweet for some, but not for me
Verse 3:
Birds sing for everyone but me, for me it rains
And I can't see the sunshine for the pain
But I see such happiness for some, but not for me
TAG:
For me it rains, there's only pain
It's not for me
Hello God (2:59)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar - Gary Davis
Weissenborn Guitar - Randy Kohrs
Acoustic, Electric, & Baritone Guitars - Kent Wells
Fiddle & Viola - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle- Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Brent Truitt
Drums - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - Dolly, Richard Dennison, Jennifer O'Brien & Vicki Hampton
Chorus:
Hello God, are you out there?
Can you hear me, are you listenin' any more?
Hello God, if we're still on speakin' terms
Can you help me like before?
I have questioned your existence,
My resistance leaves me cold
Can you help me go the distance?
Hello God, hello, hello
Verse 1:
This old world has gone to pieces
Can we fix it, is there time?
Hate and violence just increases
We're so selfish, cruel and blind
We fight and kill each other
In your name, defending you
Do you love some more than others?
We're so lost and confused
Chorus:
Hello God, are you out there?
Can you hear us,are you listenin' any more?
Hello God, if we're still on speakin' terms
Can you help us like before?
Oh, the free will you have given
We have made a mockery of
This is no way to be livin',
We're in great need of your love
Hello God
Chorus:
Hello God, can you grant us
Love enough to make amends
(Hello God) Is there still a chance
That we could start again
Hello God, we've learned our lesson
Dear God, don't let us go
More than ever
Hello God, hello, hello
Hello God, we really need you
We can't make it without you
(Hello God) We beseech you
In the name of all that's true
Hello God, please forgive us
For we know not what we do
Tag:
Hello God, give us one more chance to prove ourselves to you
Hello, God; hello, God
If (3:19)
David Gates (Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC)
Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Kent Wells
Banjo - Gary Davis
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Brent Truitt
Drums - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - Dolly
If a picture paints a thousand words,
Then why canīt I paint you?
The words will never show
The you Iīve come to know
If a face could launch a thousand ships,
Then where am I to go?
Thereīs no one home but you,
Youīre all thatīs left me too
And when my love for life is running dry,
You come and pour yourself on me
If I could be two places at one time,
Iīd be with you
Tomorrow and today,
Beside you all the way
If the world should stop revolving
Spinning slowly down to die,
Iīd spend the end with you
And when the world was through,
Then one by one the stars would all go out,
Then you and I would simply fly away
(Turnaround)
If a picture paints a thousand words,
Then why canīt I paint you?
'Cause the words could never show
The you Iīve come to know
And one by one the stars will all go out,
But you and I will simply fly away
We'll fly away
Shattered Image (3:29)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar - Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar - Robert Hale
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Weissenborn Guitar - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Washboard & Tambourine - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - April Stevens & Beth Stevens
Verse 1:
I used to sit for hours as a kid
Dangle my feet from an old flat bridge,
Seein' myself in the water below
Shatter my image with the stones I'd throw
Verse 2:
I recall a vacant old shack
Down by the edge of the tobaccer patch
A child's reflection in a dirty window
Shatter my image with the stones I'd throw
Chorus:
A long time gone and a long time ago
When I shattered my image with the stones I'd throw
The world is cruel and people are cold
They shatter my image with the stones they throw
Shatter my image with the stones they throw
Verse 3:
I'm far from perfect, but I ain't all bad;
It hurts me more than it makes me mad
You gather your stones by stoopin' so low
Then shatter my image with the stones you throw
Verse 4:
If you live in a glass house, don't throw stones
Don't shatter my image 'til you look at your own
Look at your reflection in your house of glass
Don't open my closet if your own's full of trash
Stay out of my closet if your own's full of trash
Chorus:
A long time gone and a long time ago
When I shattered my image with the stones I'd throw
The world is cruel and people are cold
They shatter my image with the stones they throw
Shatter my image with the stones they throw
Chorus:
A long time gone and a long time ago
When I shattered my image with the stones I'd throw
The world is cruel and people are cold
They shatter my image with the stones they throw
Shatter my image with the stones they throw
Tag:
Shatter my image with the stones you throw,
Don't shatter my image with the stones you throw
Shatter my image with the stones you throw,
Shatter my image with the stones you throw
Shatter my image with the stones you throw,
You shatter my image with the stones you throw
Shatter my image with the stones you throw,
You shatter my image with the stones you throw
Shatter my image with the stones you throw,
You shatter my image with the stones you throw
Shatter my image with the stones you throw,
You shatter my image with the stones you throw
These Old Bones (5:37)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar - Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Acoustic Guitar - Robert Hale
Weissenborn Guitar - Randy Kohrs
Clawhammer Banjo - Bob Carlin
Fiddle- Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Darrell Webb
Bones - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - Dolly
Old Mountain Woman - Dolly
1st Chorus:
These old bones will tell your story
These old bones will never lie
These old bones will tell you surely
What you can't see with your eye
These old bones, I shake and rattle
These old bones, I toss and roll
And it's all in where they scatter
Tells you what the future holds
Verse 1:
Oh, she lived up on the mountain
Eleven miles or so from town
With a one-eyed cat named Wink,
A billy goat and a blue tick hound
Her graying hair was braided
And wrapped around her head
And her dress was long and faded
And her home a rusty shed
Verse 2:
In a little pouch of burlap
Tied with a piece of twine
There were bones all shapes and sizes
Gathered through the course of time
She'd throw them out before you
She swore that she could see
The present, past and future
She could ready your destiny
Verse 3:
Everybody knew about her
Came to get their fortune read
Concerning health and wealth and power
Who to love and when to wed
Well, I just like helpin' people
I'm just glad that I could help
Why, I know everybody's secrets
But I keep it to myself
2nd Chorus:
These old bones will tell your story
These old bones will never lie
These old bones will tell you surely
What you can't see with your eye
These old bones, I shake and rattle
These old bones, I toss and roll
And it's all in where they scatter
Tells you what the future holds
Verse 4:
Some called her witchy woman
Some said she was insane
Some said she was a prophet
Still everybody came
Just because a body's different
Well, that don't make 'em mad
Well, they've crucified a many
For the special gifts they've had
Verse 5:
I had often heard about her,
Dreamed about her now and then
For I, too, was clairvoyant,
Came about when I was ten
I was fascinated with her
And the things I'd heard about
And I knew some day I'd meet her,
And one day it came about
Verse 6:
Well, I know'd that you 'uz a'comin'
I could feel it in my bones
These old bones have also told me
That I won't be here for long
Did you know that you 'uz adopted?
Did you know you once't was mine?
But the county took you from me,
Said I wasn't right in mind
Verse 7:
But I just know'd I had to see you
'Fore these bones was laid to rest
So I conjured up a message
It must'a worked, I guess
This gift runs in the family
I know you also know
And I passed this gift on to you
These old bones, they're just for show
3rd Chorus:
These old bones will tell your story
These old bones will never lie
These old bones will tell you surely
How to live and when you'll die
These old bones, I shake and rattle
These old bones, I toss and roll
And it's all in where they scatter
Tells you what the future holds
Verse 8:
I held her hand while she was dyin'
And with the funeral through
I headed on back up the mountain
For Billy, Wink and Blue
And that little pouch of burlap
With those bones so worn and old
She give me somethin' special
Now every time I throw
4th Chorus:
These old bones will tell your story
These old bones will never lie
These old bones will tell you surely
What you can't see with your eye
These old bones, I shake and rattle
These old bones, I toss and roll
And it's all in how they scatter
Tells you what the future holds
Ad libs:
Now I can't tell you what you want to hear
I just tell you what I see
It's these old bones a'talkin'
Blame it on them; don't pack it on me
It's just like that time that there boy died
Up at the sawmill
Well, I know'd who done it, but I never said
And I know'd when somebody is a cheatin'
Or when somebody's baby was gonna be born dead
But unless somebody just plain out and asked me
Well, I just figured there ain't no point goin' around actin' like you know everything, just 'cause you might.
Ah, you know girl I want you to take these bones
'Cause I don't want no young'un of mine a'going around unprepared
You just remember that the magic is inside you
There ain't no crystal ball
What A Heartache (4:17)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar - Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle & Mandolin - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Harmony Vocals - Richard Dennison, Randy Kohrs & Terry Eldredge
Verse 1:
I thought I saw the promise of forever in your eyes
I thought that I was sure of what I saw
You led me to believe that I was special in your life
So I left my heart wide open for the fall
Verse 2:
I thought I'd found a safe and loving place inside your heart;
And I was warm and willing any time
The same soft lips that kissed me sweet were lying from the start
But I swear I thought your love was genuine
What a heartache you turned out to be
Chorus:
What a heartache, what a heartache,
Like a switchblade that cuts quick and deep
Oh, what a heartache, what a heart break,
Love ain't always what it appears to be
Oh, what a heartache you turned out to be
Bridge:
It just goes to show that you never can tell
'Cause I really thought that I knew you well
I still can't believe I could be deceived so easily
Are all these wishes I'm wishin' to myself
Just rusty coins in a wishin' well?
Wishes come true, they come false as well
It's too late for you and me
Oh, what a heartache you turned out to be
Chorus:
What a heartache, what a heartache,
Love is two-faced and easy to deceive
Oh, what a heartache, what a heartache,
What a mistake to think I could believe
What a heartache, what a heartache,
Like a switchblade that cuts quick and deep
Ooh, what a heartache you turned out to be
What a heartache, what a heartache,
What a heartache, what a heartache,
What a heartache.
Ooh, what a heartache you turned out to be
Ooh, what a heartache
Oh, what a heartache,
What a heart break you turned out to be
I'm Gone (5:07)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Acoustic Guitar - Robert Hale
Banjo - Gary Davis
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Doghouse Bass - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Darrell Webb
Harmonica - David Sutton
Snare Drum - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - April Stevens, Beth Stevens & Darrell Webb
Verse 1:
Some chewing gum and candy, some magazines and snacks,
Some startin' over money that I've been holdin' back,
A change of clothes and notepad to write a letter back to say so long
A one-way ticket sayin' good-bye to everything
Threw my weddin' band out the window of the train
All I want's my freedom, reclaim my maiden name
I'm movin' on 'cause I'm gone
1st Chorus:
You can tell the truth or you can lie
You can say I left you or I died
Say I'm in the Himalayas on some spiritual quest
And could spend years lookin' for the light
Say I'm in the witness program with the F.B.I.,
Say a U.F.O. abducted me from home
You can say what you chose, but I tell you the truth
You can say for sure I'm gone, 'cause I'm gone
Verse 2:
You think that you're above me, like I'm not good enough
You make me feel unwanted, unwelcome and unloved
You're selfish, vain and greedy; you're hateful, rude and rough
And you're so wrong
But you'd rather live unhappy and tolerate the pain
Than separate and have me takin' half of everything
Well, I'm leavin' your possessions, left on the good-bye train,
Left you alone 'cause I'm gone
2nd Chorus:
You can have the house, the car, the boat,
My records, books and stereo,
The dog and the cat, my ceramic shop out back,
My doll collection and my clothes
You can keep all our friends and all the pictures in the den,
And the fluffy pillows you sleep on
But when you lay your head on that big feather bed
You can rest assured I'll be gone; I'll be gone
3rd Chorus:
You can tell the truth or you can lie
You can say I left or I died
Say I'm in the Himalayas on some spiritual quest
And could spend years lookin' for the light
Say I'm in the witness program with the F.B.I.
Say a U.F.O. abducted me from home
Well, you can say what you chose, but I tell you the truth
You can say for sure I'm gone
You can say what you like, but I'll tell you twice
You can say for sure, say for sure I'm gone, gone
Repeat 1st Verse:
Some chewing gum and candy, magazines and snacks,
Startin' over money I've been holding back
Change of clothes and notepad to write a letter back to say so long
I got a one-way ticket sayin' good-bye to everything
I threw my weddin' band out of the window of the train
All I want's my freedom, reclaim my maiden name
I'm moving on 'cause I'm gone
Oh, I'm gone, gone, gone; I'm gone
I'm so gone, I'm gone; gone, I'm gone
Raven Dove (3:40)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar - Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Brent Truitt
Piano - Richard Dennison
Drums - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - Richard Dennison, Jennifer O'Brien & Vicki Hampton
Verse 1:
There will come a day when sorrow fades away,
And anguish and heartache shall ease,
No mothers cryin', no soldiers dyin',
And turmoil and misery shall cease.
Verse 2:
The hungry shall be fed, the aimless shall be led
And sad eyes will no longer weep,
The last shall be first, through heaven he'll burst
With his heavenly host from the East
1st Chorus:
Weapons to plowshares, hate turns to love,
Descending from heaven he'll sweep down to us
In radiant splendor; oh, won't it be sweet
When the raven of darkness turns into a white dove of peace
(Raven dove)
Verse 3:
Oh, there will come a day when I'll fly away
Forever to be in his keep
Eternal life in the sweet by and by
When raven dove, raven dove speaks
2nd Chorus:
When lambs walk with lions, a child tames the beast
Nations shall gather and bow at his feet
And loved ones shall rise up from their earthly sleep
And he'll separate all the chaff from the wheat.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, how sweet
When the raven of darkness turns into a white dove of peace
Tag:
Raven dove, behold he cometh in the clouds
And every eye shall see him
Sweet bird, sweet bird of peace
Raven Dove
Dagger Through The Heart (3:52)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar & Banjo - Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar Leads - Kent Wells
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Mandolin - Brent Truitt
Snare Drum - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - April Stevens & Darrell Webb
Verse 1:
Oh, you're out there tonight with another
And my pain is so dreadfully sharp.
I picture you with her and shudder,
It's like a dagger through the heart
Verse 2:
Do you think that my feelings don't matter,
Or your cheatin' or hurtful remarks
When you leave me all broken and shattered
It's like a dagger through the heart
1st Chorus:
Oh, I know I'm a fool to keep stayin'
When you've made hurtin' me such an art,
Tossed around like a used box of crayons,
It's like a dagger through the heart
(Turnaround)
2nd Chorus:
Oh, you cut me to pieces so often
Like a knife or a poisonous dart
I would be better off in my coffin,
It's like a dagger through the heart
3rd Chorus:
Oh, I know I'm a fool to keep stayin'
When you've made hurtin' me such an art,
Tossed around like a used box of crayons,
It's like a dagger through the heart
Tag:
Like a dagger through the heart, through the heart
If Only (3:40)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar - Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar - Robert Hale
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Brent Truitt
Snare Drum - Steve Turner
Harmony Vocals - Darrell Webb & Robert Hale
Verse 1:
The word "If", just two tiny letters
Says so much for something so small
The biggest little word in existence;
Never answers, just questions us all
1st Chorus:
If regrets were gold, I'd be rich as a queen
If teardrops were diamonds, how my face would gleam
If I'd loved you better, I wouldn't be lonely
If only, if only, if only
Verse 2:
But looking back now I see clearly
With my twenty-twenty hindsight
Oh, but don't think I haven't paid dearly,
'Cause you could be in my arms tonight
2nd Chorus:
If regrets were gold, I'd be rich as a queen
If teardrops were diamonds, how my face would gleam
How I let you go, I swear is beyond me
But if only; ah, if only; oh, if only
3rd Chorus:
I could start over, if I could go back
Have the power to change things
Then I would do that
But I listened to others like a fool,
Oh, shame on me
Tag:
But if only you would just come back
If only, dare I even ask
Oh, if only
John Daniel (5:03)
Dolly Parton (Velvet Apple Music, BMI)
Acoustic Guitar & Apple-Jack Banjo- Gary Davis
Acoustic Guitar - Robert Hale
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Wabash Guitar - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle- Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Brent Truett
Harmony Vocals - Richard Dennison, Randy Kohrs, Terry Eldridge & The Kingdom Heirs: Steven French, Arthur Rice, David Sutton & Eric Bennett
Verse 1:
John Daniel came to town one summer afternoon
Wearin' dirty work clothes so everyone presumed
He was just another logger from the loggin' camp nearby
And he was, but there was somethin' different in John Daniel's eyes
Verse 2:
John Daniel was a young man, not more than twenty-four
And there was an air about him that one could not ignore
And in spite of callused hands & dirty clothes, his face was kind
And I wanted so to know what was in John Daniel's mind
1st Chorus:
John Daniel, tell me where did you come from; tell me where is it you've been
John Daniel, tell me why are you different from all of these other men
John Daniel, there's somethin' about you that I don't quite understand
John Daniel, do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
Verse 3:
I rented him a room; he went upstairs like all the rest
It was Saturday and he'd be goin' in to town, I guessed
But he left in a robe and sandals, with a Bible in his hand;
And I thought to myself, John Daniel, I don't understand
Verse 4:
Now I'd planned to meet some friends of mine when I got off at three,
In the park we often gather to talk of love and peace
When I got there I found that a crowd had gathered 'round;
And there I saw John Daniel a sittin' on the ground
2nd Chorus:
John Daniel, tell me where did you come from; tell me where is it you've been
John Daniel, tell me why are you different from all of these other men
John Daniel, there's somethin' about you that I don't quite understand
John Daniel, do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
Verse 5:
So, "You want to be free," he said, "Well, this is how you can."
As he read from the Bible he held in his hand
We were searchin' for the truth not knowin' where to look,
Not knowin' that the answers all were in John Daniel's book
Verse 6:
John Daniel told us all how we could be free
John Daniel taught us all a better way for you and me
He came to us in our own way so we'd be sure to see
He had the light and essence of the man from Galilee
3rd Chorus:
John Daniel, tell me where did you come from; tell me where is it you've been
John Daniel, tell me why are you different from all of these other men
John Daniel, there's something about you that I don't quite understand
John Daniel, do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
Tag:
John Daniel, John Daniel, John Daniel
John Daniel do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
John Daniel came to town one summer afternoon
Wearin' dirty work clothes so everyone presumed
He was just another logger from the loggin' camp nearby
And he was, but there was somethin' different in John Daniel's eyes
Ooh, John Daniel, tell me where did you come from
Tell me where is it you've been
John Daniel, tell me why are you different from all of these other men
John Daniel, there's something about you that I don't quite understand
John Daniel, do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
Stairway To Heaven (6:31)
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant (Superhype Pub., Inc.)
Acoustic Guitar - Kent Wells
Banjo - Gary Davis
Dobro - Randy Kohrs
Fiddle & Viola - Jimmy Mattingly
Bass Fiddle - Terry Eldredge
Mandolin - Brent Truitt
Harmony Vocals - Dolly, Richard Dennison, Jennifer O'Brien & Vicki Hampton
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows if the stores are all closed,
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, a stairway to heaven
There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook there's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Oh-oh, makes me wonder. I wonder; I really, really wonder
There's a feelin' I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leavin'
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand lookin'
Ooh.
It's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason,
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow don't be alarmed now.
It's just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still some time to change the road you're on
Oh, it makes me wonder
Your head is hummin' and it won't go in case you don't know,
The piper's callin' you to join him
Oh, can you hear the wind blow
And did you know your stairway lies upon the whisperin' wind
Stairway to heaven, stairway to heaven
You can't buy it, you can't borrow
You've got to walk it straight and narrow
Stairway to heaven, stairway to heaven, stairway to heaven
And as we walk on down the road
Our shadows longer than our souls,
All that glitters is not gold
Wanna be a rock and not a roll
Oh, the great almighty dollar leaves you lonely, lost and hollow
You can't fool yourself forever
You gotta work to get to heaven
Stairway to heaven.
If we listen and hold fast
To every question that we asked
The truth will come to us at last
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
Assisted by Gary Davis and the Blueniques
Vocal Supervisor: Richard Dennison
Engineer: Danny Brown
Second Engineer: Scottie Hoaglan
Third Engineer: Phil Van Peborgh
Recorded and mixed at Southern Sound Studios, Knoxville, TN
Mixed by Danny Brown
Assisted by Gary Davis & Richard Dennison
