“But for the Grace of God” by Keith Urban and Patty Loveless

This is a really great live performance by Keith Urban and Patty Loveless from March 2001. Not exactly the duo you would expect but they sound great together. The full lyrics are included below.

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Length: 5:04

Here is the official Keith Urban music video for “But For The Grace Of God.”

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And here is another acoustic version. It was his first #1 hit in the U.S., co-written with “two girls from The GoGos” if you can believe that.

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Lyrics
Title: But For The Grace Of God
I can hear the neighbors
They’re arguin’ again
And there hasn’t been peace on our street
Since who knows when
I don’t mean to listen in
But the shoutin’ is so loud
I turn up the radio to drown it out
And silently I say a little prayer

But for the grace of God go I
I must’ve been born a lucky guy
Heaven only knows how I’ve been blessed
With the gift of you love
And I look around and all I see
Is your happiness embracing me
Oh Lord I’d be lost
But for the grace of God

I can see that old man
He’s walking past our door
And I’ve been told that he’s rich
But he seems so poor
‘Cause no one comes to call on him
And his phone it never rings
He wanders through his empty home
Surrounnded by his things
And silently I say a little prayer, yes I do

But for the grace of God go I
I must’ve been born a lucky guy
Heaven only knows how I’ve been blessed
With the gift of you love
And I look around and all I see
Is your happiness embracing me
Oh Lord I’d be lost
But for the grace of God

I look around and all I see
Is your happiness embracing me
Oh Lord I’d be lost
But for the grace of God
Oh Lord I’d be lost

Oh Lord I’d be lost
But for the grace of God
Oh Lord I’d be lost
But for the grace of God

“You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” by Patty Loveless

A live performance by Patty Loveless and friendsfrom “Country’s Most Wanted” from September 2002.

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Length: 7:01

Lyrics

Title: You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive
By: Darrel Scott

In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky
That’s the place where I traced my bloodline
And it’s there I read on a hillside gravestone
“You’ll never leave Harlan alive”

Oh my grandfather’s dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride
Said “Won’t you walk with me out the mouth of this holler
Or we’ll never leave Harlan alive”

Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin’
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you’ll fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you’re drinkin’
And you spend your life just thinkin’ of how to get away

No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
Till a man from the northeast arrived
Waving hundred dollar bills
Said “I’ll pay you for your minerals”
But he never left Harlan alive

Grandma sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pikeville
To a farm where Big Richaldn River winds
And I bet they danced them a jig
And they laughted and sang a new song
“Who said we’d never leave Harlan alive”

But the times got hard and tobacco wasn’t selling
And old grandad knew what he’d do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal
And sent the money back to grandma
But he never left Harlan alive

Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin’
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you’ll fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you’re drinkin’
And you spend your life just thinkin’ of how to get away

You’ll never leave Harlan alive

“Daniel Prayed” by Patty Loveless

Live performance by Patty Loveless from December 2000.

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Length: 3:30

Title: Daniel Prayed
By: Ralph Stanley

I read about a man one day
He wasted not his time away
He prayed to God
Every morning noon and night
He cared not for the things avail
But trusted one who never fails
Oh, Daniel prayed
Each morning, noon and night

Oh Daniel served his living God
While upon the earth he trod
He prayed to God each morning, noon and night
He cared not for the king’s decrees
But trusted God to set him free
Oh Daniel prayed every morning, noon and night

They locked him in the lions den
Because he could not honor men
But he prayed to God
Every morning, noon and night
The jaws were locked, it made him shout
And god soon brought him safely out
Oh Daniel prayed
Every morning, noon and night

Oh Daniel served his living God
While upon the earth he trod
He prayed to God each morning, noon and night
He cared not for the king’s decrees
But trusted God to set him free
Oh Daniel prayed every morning, noon and night

Now brother let us watch and pray
Like Daniel did from day to day
He prayed to God
Every morning, noon and night
We too can gladly dare and do
And pray to God he’ll see us through
Oh, Daniel prayed
Every morning, noon and night

Oh Daniel served his living God
While upon the earth he trod
He prayed to God each morning, noon and night
He cared not for the king’s decrees
But trusted God to set him free
Oh Daniel prayed every morning, noon and night

Official Patty Loveless website.