Talking To God Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
Talking To God
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Lewis J. Anderson and Layng Martine
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3:00 and
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I picked Jackson
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up
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I had the tent and
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sleeping bags in the
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by the lake and
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watched the sun go
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down
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Fell asleep
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side by side on
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Sunday sitting
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on the front row
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pew
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praying I
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believe we still get
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through
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quiet of the
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backwoods with a
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boy and a fishing
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Whippoorwill
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at the crack of
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dawn
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through the pines
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before the mist is g
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drummer when I'
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m closer to th
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get away to
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find out who I
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Sunday
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sitting on the front row
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pew
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praying I
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believe we still get
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through
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traveled
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I let go of a
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lot
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don't need a Cathedral or
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spired
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rainstorm now
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Talking To God?
- The song Talking To God was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
