Standing In The Shadows Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Williams Jr.
Standing In The Shadows
Written and Recorded by Hank Williams Jr.
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I know that I'm not great and some
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say I imi
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tate
Anymore I don't know I'm just
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doing the best I
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can
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all I'm standing in the
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shadows
Of a
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very famous
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man
As I travel around from town to town
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I have a lot of dad's
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fans and friends come around
They say I know Hank would be proud of you if he were here today
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While we're all so glad and we know he would be
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too
That you're carryin' on his music this
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way
Yes they say Hank was the all time great
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And we know you'll be
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just as good as your dad
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But I just smile and say there'll never be
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another
Hank Williams friends
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That's the part that always makes me
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sad
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So many times when I'm on that stage
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I feel something go
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And for a minute I'm in a different world
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And that's when it does something to
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me
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people are a hollering and clapping real loud
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While I'm out they're taking my
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bows
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I look up toward the ceiling and I
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say to myself
Listen dad
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just listen to that
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But as the show goes on the people clap and holler
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more
I start singing another of your
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great
songs
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That's the time that I
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know although you're gone
Your
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music will live on and on and
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on
FAQ
Who sang the the song Standing In The Shadows?
- The song Standing In The Shadows was sang by Hank Williams Jr..
Who is Hank Williams Jr.?
- Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of country music legend Hank Williams.
Williams began his career following in his famed father's footsteps, covering his father's songs and imitating his father's style. Williams' first television appearance was in a 1964 episode of ABC's The Jimmy Dean Show, in which at age fourteen he sang several songs associated with his father. Later that year, he was a guest star on Shindig!.Williams' style evolved slowly as he struggled to find his own voice and place within country music. This was interrupted by a near-fatal fall off the side of Ajax Peak in Montana on August 8, 1975. After an extended recovery, he challenged the country music establishment with a blend of country, rock, and blues. As a multi-instrumentalist, Williams' repertoire of skills includes guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, dobro, piano, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, fiddle, and drums.From 1989 through October 2011, his song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight", refashioned as "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night", had been used to open broadcasts of Monday Night Football until it was pulled after Williams made controversial and widely criticized comments comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. The song returned to open the show in 2017 although it was temporarily removed in 2020.On August 12, 2020, Williams was selected to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
