Praise the King Lyrics

They were the loving kind She was black and he was white In Virginia nineteen fifty-eight They found love amongst the hate Well the law said they could not wed They married anyway...Read Full Lyrics

In the rush of the river and the roar of the crowd You can't hear the silence calling When it's merely the whisper of a cloud In a crazy storm, that pulls you on Take a pill or yo...Read Full Lyrics

You ran up against the rain Everyday of your short life Suffered for your muse without complaining Never heard you swear life isn't fair But it doesn't make it right You left the w...Read Full Lyrics

My family grew cotton Cotton was all we knew Butter came from butterbeans And it all went in a stew We lived off our victory garden And the neighbours did so too Some years the dus...Read Full Lyrics

What the hell was I doing there In that fast-food parking lot They say I robbed the restaurant and a Memphis cop got shot I was trying to feed my habit I was scared and I was high ...Read Full Lyrics

I've heard enough from pundits I've heard our leaders speak I tell you know I'd rather talk to the people in the street 'Cause you don't know someone Until you've looked them in th...Read Full Lyrics

She was a party girl Now the party's over she was a beauty And that's changing too Now she's barefoot and having babies She was a party girl Now the party's over Now her husband w...Read Full Lyrics

I heard the music long ago Songs that rent the air Fading in and out at night While I was lying there Voices soft and lonely and later Rock and Roll Flying across the Rio Grande St...Read Full Lyrics

This house is full of memories that aren?t mine Pieces I thought I would clear out over time Life takes over, I get ahead of myself, and I turn around And I?ve filled up the shelf ...Read Full Lyrics

You walked the line All your life You never thought you'd have to change it You're always there to give advice You never thought you'd have to take it It's still life, but it's br...Read Full Lyrics