- Darryl Worley - "Tennessee River Run"
Worked all week, got it all done
Let's make a Tennessee River run
Hey everybody, I think the time is right
Let's get together down where the catfish bite
Cooped up all winter waitin' on a day like this
It's the way I feel when I'm rockin' on the water
Baby that I can't resist
BBQ grill, summertime jam
Just a mile above the Pickwick dam
Party on the water, whole lotta fun
Time to make a Tennessee River run
I'll get my bass boat, crank up your party barge
We'll drop these anchors out where the big boats are
Break out a cooler, pass out some ice cold beer
Look at all the people out here on the water
Man I can't believe we're here
Swingin' on a rope, gonna have a ball
Jumpin' off the Yellow Creek waterfall
Checking out the honeys baking in the sun
God bless a Tennessee River run
Doo-doo-n-dee-dee
Oh what a weekend, we've had some time to play
I should be leavin' tomorrow's a work week day
I just might call in, tell 'em that I can't get home
Does anybody else want to stay a little longer
Or am I gonna be alone?
Floatin' on a tube, gonna weigh a ton
Cajun sausage on a hot dog bun
BBQ grill, summertime jam
Just a mile above the Pickwick dam
Party on the water, whole lotta fun
Time to make a Tennessee River run
Doo-doo-n-dee-dee
Nothing like a Tennessee River run
I love a Tennessee River run
Whoop up a Tennessee River run
- Darryl Worley - "Have You Forgotten?"
(Darryl Worley and Wyn Harvell)
I hear people sayin': "We don't need this war."
Well, I say there are some things worth fightin' for.
What about our freedom, an' this piece of ground?
We didn't get to keep 'em by backin' down.
Now they say we don't realize the mess we're gettin' in.
Before you start to preachin' let me ask you this, my friend:
Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire,
And her people blown away.
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside,
Goin' through a livin' hell.
An' you say we shouldn't worry 'bout Bin Laden:
Have you forgotten?
They took all the footage off my TV:
Said it's too disturbing for you an' me.
It'll just breed anger, that's what the experts say.
If it was up to me, I'd show it every day.
Some say this country's just out lookin' for a fight.
Well, after 9 - 11, man, I'd have to say that's right
Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire,
And her people blown away.
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside,
Goin' through a livin' hell.
And we vow to get the ones behind Bin Laden:
Have you forgotten?
Now I've been there with the soldiers,
Who've gone away to war.
An' you can bet that they they remember,
Just what they're fightin' for.
Have you forgotten all the people killed?
Yeah, some went down like heroes,
In that Pennsylvania field.
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?
Yeah, all the loved ones that we lost,
And those left to carry on.
Don't you tell me not to worry 'bout Bin Laden:
Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire,
And her people blown away.
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
Now we had people still inside,
Goin' through a livin' hell.
An' you say we shouldn't worry 'bout Bin Laden:
Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten, oh?
Have you forgotten?
- Darryl Worley - "I Will Hold My Ground"
(Frank Rogers and Darryl Worley)
I have never had an easy life,
But I'm not complainin'.
It has taught me how to stand and fight,
For what I believe in.
I guess that's just how I was raised.
I find it hard to walk away.
I will not back down,
When you push me to the wall,
Expectin' me to fall.
I will not give in:
I am not afraid to fight,
For what I know is right.
I can only take so much,
And when I've had enough,
It's not in my blood to just lay down.
I will hold my ground.
I try my best to get through every day
Without confrontation.
Stayin' out of everybody's way,
But then on occasion,
Somebody steps across the line,
And it's not too long before they find:
I will not back down,
When you push me to the wall,
Expecting me to fall.
I will not give in:
I am not afraid to fight,
For what I know is right.
I can only take so much,
And when I've had enough,
It's not in my blood to just lay down.
I will hold my ground.
I will not back down,
When you push me to the wall,
Expecting me to fall.
I will not give in:
I am not afraid to fight,
For what I know is right.
I can only take so much,
And when I've had enough,
It's not in my blood to just lay down.
No, it's not in my blood to just lay down.
I will hold my ground.
Yeah, I will hold my ground.
I will hold my ground.
I will hold my ground.
I will hold my ground, oh oh.
- Darryl Worley - "Awful, Beautiful Life"
(Darryl Worley and Harley Allen)
I woke up early with a poundin' in my head.
I'd been out the night before with all my friends.
A little worried, kinda wonderin' what I did,
I said: "Lord, please forgive me for my sins.
"My wife wanted to kill me, but she tried to save me first.
"'You're goin' if I have to drag your butt to church.'"
I love this crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic,
Awful, beautiful life.
I read the hymns and kinda, sorta sang along,
An' made it through the Sunday sermon wide awake.
We met the family for dinner at our home;
Drank some beer, watched a game, and cooked some steaks.
My little brother had a big fight with his wife,
An' my poor mother sat between 'em both all night.
I love this crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic,
Awful, beautiful life.
We said a prayer for cousin Michael in Iraq.
We're all aware that he may never make it back.
We talked about the way we missed his stupid jokes,
An' how he loved to be a soldier more than most.
I laid in bed that night and thought about the day,
An' how my life is like a roller coaster ride.
The ups and downs and crazy turns along the way:
It'll throw you off if you don't hold on tight.
You can't really smile until you've shed some tears.
I could die today or I might live on for years.
I love this crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic,
Awful, beautiful life.
I love this crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic,
Awful, beautiful life.
All right.
It's a beautiful life:
Awful, beautiful, life.
I love this life:
It's a beautiful life.
I love this life:
It's a beautiful life.
