The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia-Reba McEntire

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[00:00.00]The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Reba McEntire
[00:12.42]He was on his way home from Candletop
[00:15.14]Been two weeks gone
[00:16.40]And he'd thought he'd stop
[00:17.88]At Web's and have him a drink
[00:20.10]Before he went home to her
[00:22.06]
[00:24.41]Andy Wolloe said Hello
[00:27.01]He said Hi what's doing Wo
[00:29.14]Said Sit down I got some bad news
[00:31.78]And it's gonna hurt
[00:33.44]
[00:35.33]He said I'm your best friend
[00:36.54]And you know that's right
[00:38.01]But your young bride ain't home tonight
[00:40.81]Since you been gone
[00:41.97]She's been seeing that Amos boy Seth
[00:44.46]
[00:46.54]Now he got mad
[00:47.74]And he saw red
[00:49.49]Andy said Boy don't you lose your head
[00:51.86]Cause to tell you the truth
[00:54.03]I've been with her myself
[00:56.21]
[00:58.42]That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
[01:02.19]
[01:03.95]That's the night that they hung an innocent man
[01:07.06]
[01:08.76]Don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
[01:12.46]
[01:14.40]Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
[01:18.62]
[01:20.55]Andy got scared and left the bar
[01:23.11]Walking on home
[01:24.32]Cause he didn't live far
[01:25.60]You see Andy didn't have many friends
[01:27.88]And he just lost him one
[01:29.86]
[01:31.86]Brother thought his wife must left town
[01:34.31]So he went home and finally found
[01:36.97]The only thing Daddy had left him
[01:39.35]And that was a gun
[01:41.17]
[01:43.14]He went off to Andy's house
[01:45.81]Slipping through the back woods quiet as a mouse
[01:48.82]Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
[01:52.16]
[01:54.53]He looked through the screen at the back porch door
[01:57.40]And he saw Andy lying on the floor
[02:00.16]In a puddle of blood
[02:02.13]And he started to shake
[02:04.00]
[02:05.98]Georgia patrol was making their rounds
[02:08.41]So he fired a shot just to flag them down
[02:11.47]A big-bellied sheriff grabbed his gun
[02:13.30]And said Why'd you do it
[02:15.25]
[02:17.42]Judge said guilty on a make-believe trial
[02:19.88]Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile
[02:22.50]And said Supper's waiting at home
[02:24.71]And I gotta get to it
[02:26.90]
[02:28.88]That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
[02:31.95]
[02:33.79]That's the night that they hung an innocent man
[02:37.52]
[02:39.23]Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
[02:43.12]
[02:44.95]Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
[02:48.77]
[02:51.12]Well they hung my brother before I could say
[02:53.65]The tracks he saw while on his way
[02:56.08]To Andy's house and back that night were mine
[02:59.89]
[03:02.14]And his cheating wife had never left town
[03:04.80]That's one body that'll never be found
[03:07.34]You see little sister don't miss when she aims her gun
[03:11.37]
[03:13.70]That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
[03:16.71]
[03:18.47]That's the night that they hung an innocent man
[03:22.27]
[03:24.08]Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
[03:27.90]
[03:29.68]Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
[03:33.40]
[03:35.17]That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
[03:38.92]
[03:41.20]That's the night that they hung an innocent man
[03:44.53]
[03:46.00]Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
[03:49.85]
[03:51.61]Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands