Lyrics to
High Lonesome

This version of High Lonesome was released by The Charlie Daniels Band in 1976.

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Just you and me and a little white pup
Sittin’ here waiting for the sun to come up
To keep the chill away
Drinkin’ our coffee at the first crack of dawn
Watchin’ a doe while she nuzzles her fawn
It’s my favorite time of the day

High Lonesome
God don’t ever let this mountain change
High Lonesome
I hope you will always stay the same

Sometimes in the evening when everything’s still
Sweet mountain music floats over the hill
On a laurel-scented breeze
Sometimes when nightbirds are scolding the mist
I think I might know where heaven is
It’s just above the trees

High Lonesome
God don’t ever let this mountain change
High Lonesome
I hope you will always stay the same

Watchin’ my summertimes turnin’ to falls
Seein’ my song growing honest and tall
Keeps me satisfied
If I live forever or I die today
All I would ask is you just let me lay
Here on this mountainside

High Lonesome
God don’t ever let this mountain change
High Lonesome
I hope you will always stay the same

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About Lyrics and High Lonesome by The Charlie Daniels Band

The lyrics to High Lonesome are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Charlie Daniels Band used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to High Lonesome have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Charlie Daniels Band and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to High Lonesome by The Charlie Daniels Band. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to High Lonesome" means the words set to the music of High Lonesome, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Charlie Daniels Band. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to High Lonesome and the lyrics to High Lonesome are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Charlie Daniels Band who came here looking just for the lyrics to High Lonesome, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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