Sturgill Simpson
John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music and … Read Full Bio ↴John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music and roots rock singer-songwriter.

Simpson was born in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky, the only child of a secretary and a state policeman who formerly worked undercover narcotics. Due to his father's work, Simpson's family moved to Versailles, outside Lexington, where Simpson graduated from Woodford County High School. Simpson's mother's family were coal miners. Simpson is the first male on his mother's side of the family to not work in a strip mine or deep mine. After three years in the United States Navy, Simpson spent time in Japan, then lived in Everett, Washington, and then moved back home to Lexington, Kentucky.

As of August 2017, he has released three albums as a solo artist. He released two albums independently, High Top Mountain in 2013 and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music in 2014. His second album is notable for being nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, being listed 18th on Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2014," and also being named among "NPR's 50 Favorite Albums of 2014." His third studio album, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, was released on Atlantic Records and was Simpson's first major-label release, later earning him Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards while also being nominated for Album of the Year.

Simpson is often compared to Waylon Jennings and the Outlaw Country genre of country music. Shooter Jennings says, "Sturgill isn't imitating at all, and he sounds like my favorite era of my dad, the Seventies, when he would sing quieter and more conversational. That's what struck me about Sturgill from Day One. And still does." Simpson himself counts Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Keith Whitley, and Marty Robbins as much bigger influences on his sound than Waylon Jennings. Simpson has also stated he tries to base his career around that of Dwight Yoakam. Indeed, Country Music Television noted that Simpson had "a voice that recalls Merle Haggard [and] guitar licks that bring Buck Owens to mind." His overall sound was described by Indiewire as "a mesmerizing and sometimes bewildering mix of traditional country sounds, contemporary philosophy, and psychedelic recording-studio wizardry.
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Sturgill Simpson Lyrics


A Good Look The Star Of David don't belong to the David at…
A Little Light Through all these Earthly trials of sorrow Through all these…
All Around You There will be days When the sun won't shine When it seems…
All Said and Done Spent the last year going out of my mind Looking for…
Best Clockmaker on Mars Wanna grow old in the now with you Wanna make babies…
Brace For Impact One day you wake up And this life will be over Every…
Breakers Roar Oh, how the breakers roar They keep pulling me farther from…
Call To Arms I done Syria, Afganistan, Iraq and Iran North Korea tell me…
Epilogue Now that mama's safe and sound All peaceful and secure He…
Fastest Horse in Town I've been wasting all my best days I've invested all my…
Go in Peace When he woke up, he saw the faces Of the mighty…
Hero Decided to write a song for my hero Considering he's done…
I Don There's a lonely feeling I carry That will follow me all…



I'd Have to be Crazy I'd have to be crazy To stop all my singing And…
In Bloom Sell the kids for food Weather changes moods Spring is here …
It Ain't All Flowers Cleaning out the darkest corner of my mind Taking all my…
Jesus Boogie My days are filled with moments of doubt and shame Seems…
Juanita There's an ocean of stars Hovering over me I lay under the…
Just Let Go Woke up today and decided to kill my ego It ain't…
Keep It Between The Lines Don't turn mailboxes into baseballs Don't get busted selling…
Last Man Standing I'm always double-dippin' the food I'm always hittin' the sh…
Life Ain Well that label man said son now can you sing…
Life Ain't Fair And The World Is Mean Well that label man said son now Can you sing…
Life Of Sin Lately things have been a little complicated Quality of life…
Living The Dream Time and time again Lord I keep going through the…
Long White Line I won't be 'round this old town Anymore for a long…
Make Art Not Friends Lookin' out the window At a world on fire Flames see the…
Mercury in Retrograde I got a haircut in Norway When all the weight started…
Oh Sarah Oh Sarah, here we go again I can't get past the…
Ol' Dood One and all had heard the stories And our witness had…
Old King Coal Many a man down in these here hills made a living…
One in the Saddle One on the Ground First time ol' Dood laid eyes on Juanita He knew then…
Pan Bowl I'd give anything to go back Days I was young All the…
Panbowl I'd give anything to go back Days I was young. All the…
Paradise When I was a child my family would travel Down to…
Played Out Trail's gone cold And here comes the rain Been chewing on wi…
Poor Rambler Come and gather around me good people My life I must…
Prologue Come hear a tale, that awful trails of old Kentucky…
Railroad of Sin Well they say you live and learn but it really…
Remember to Breathe Go out late at night Just to see what I can…
Ronin Ladies and gentleman there is an overwhelming body of eviden…
Sam Well, a good dog on the ground's worth three in…
Sea Stories Basically it's just like papaw says Keep your mouth shut and…
Shamrock Never was a finer breed than the steed who was…
Sing Along Words can stab as deep as night And cut like a…
Sitting Here Without You You could have told me you didn't care about me You…
Some Days I'm getting pretty tired of the state things are in Sometime…
Sugar Daddy (Theme from "Vinyl") Hey now, baby, you been on my mind Search my dreams,…
The Dead Don't Die Oh, the dead don't die Anymore than you or I They're just…
The Promise If you need a friend Don't look to a stranger You know…
The Storm Please don't think me a lazy man 'Cause I've been sitting…
Time After All They say that life can decide in the blink of…
Turtles All The Way Down Introducing Metamodern Sounds in Country Music I've seen Je…
Voices There's a voice that I can hear sometimes out here…
Water in a Well They say that looks can be deceiving And there's been rumors…
Welcome To Earth Hello, my son Welcome to earth May not be my last But you'll…
When It Comes to You If we can't get along We oughta be apart And I'm wondering…
You Can Have The Crown There it is, right, two, a one, two, three Well, I've…


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