Streets Of Gold Song Lyrics and Chords by Ronnie Milsap
Streets Of Gold
Recorded by Ronnie Milsap
Written by Jim Lunsford
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I'm a western North Carolinian
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made of
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stone
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and red clay
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soil
Got Cherokee blood deep within me
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when I was
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born
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it began to
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boil
I left my
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home across the
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mountains to see what kind of life I'd
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find
Searched the
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world in all directions
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to try to
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cool
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this restless
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mind
Found myself on a lonesome journey
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the streets of
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gold
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I tried to
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find
The Indian spirit softly whispered
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And cooled the
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blood of
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the restless
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mind
I'm going
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back to the Smokey
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Mountains
And breathe the air that fed my
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soul
I'll bury m
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e deep in the leaves of history
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there I'll
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find my
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streets of
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gold
I'm a western North Carolinian
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made of
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stone
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and red clay
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soil
Got Cherokee blood deep within me
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when I was
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born
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it began to
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boil
FAQ
Who sang the the song Streets Of Gold?
- The song Streets Of Gold was sang by Ronnie Milsap.
Who is Ronnie Milsap?
- Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits include "It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Any Day Now", and "Stranger in My House". He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, third to George Strait and Conway Twitty. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
