Southern Nights
Allen Toussaint/Chet Atkins Lyrics
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have you ever felt a southern night?
Free as a breeze
not to mention the trees
Whistling tunes that you know and love so.
Southern nights
just as good even when closed your eyes.
That he has found a better way
Southern skies
have you ever noticed southern skies?
It's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye.
It goes running through your soul
Like the stories told of old
Old man
he and his dog that walked the old land
Ev'ry flower touched his cold hand.
As he slowly walked by
weeping willows
Would cry for joy
Joy
Feel so good
feel so good
it's frigth'ning.
Wish I could,
stop this world from fighting.
La da da da da da la da da da da da da da da
Mysteries
like this and many others in the trees
Blow in the night
in the southern skies.
Southern nights
they feel so good it's fright'ning . . .
Wish I could stop this world from fighting
La da da da da da la da da da da da
da da da da da da da da da da da
The song "Southern Nights" by Allen Toussaint/Chet Atkins transports its listeners to the beauty and mystery of the southern nights. It highlights the soothing and peaceful nature of these nights by mentioning the freedom, tunes and trees that make them so precious. The song has an almost hypnotic quality to it, as if the singer is inviting you into a trance-like state that allows you to truly appreciate the wonder of a southern night.
The lyrics of "Southern Nights" also reflect on the vastness and depth of the southern skies. The song emphasizes the beauty that lies beyond the eye, and how it can run through your soul like the stories told of old. The imagery of an old man walking with his dog through the old land, surrounded by weeping willows crying for joy, encapsulates the sense of timelessness and endless possibility that the southern skies evoke.
Overall, "Southern Nights" is a song that celebrates the unique beauty and mystery of the southern nights and skies. It uses vivid imagery and poetic lyrics to conjure up images of peace, freedom and wonder.
Line by Line Meaning
Southern nights
Reflecting on the feelings of Southern nights
have you ever felt a southern night?
Asking the listener if they have ever experienced a Southern night
Free as a breeze
The feeling of freedom that comes with a Southern night
not to mention the trees
Acknowledging the beauty of the trees in the Southern night
Whistling tunes that you know and love so.
The sound of familiar tunes whistled on a Southern night
Southern nights
Emphasizing the goodness of Southern nights
just as good even when closed your eyes.
The experience of Southern nights is still powerful even with eyes closed
I apologize to anyone who can truly say
Acknowledging the rare possibility of a better experience than Southern nights
That he has found a better way
That someone has found something better than a Southern night
Southern skies
Admiring the beauty of the Southern skies
have you ever noticed southern skies?
Asking the listener if they have ever paid attention to Southern skies
It's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye.
The beauty of the Southern skies cannot be fully comprehended by just looking at it
It goes running through your soul
The beauty of Southern skies touches the soul
Like the stories told of old
Comparing the beauty of the Southern skies to old stories
Old man
Introducing a character into the song
he and his dog that walked the old land
Describing the old man and his companion dog
Ev'ry flower touched his cold hand.
Old man had a special touch that flowers responded to
As he slowly walked by
Depicting Old man's slow walks
weeping willows
Naming the willow trees that old man walked by
Would cry for joy
Personifying the willow trees
Joy
Describing the joyful atmosphere Old man brought around
Feel so good
Expressing how the goodness of Southern nights makes one feel
it's frigth'ning.
The intensity of goodness is frightening
Wish I could,
Expressing desire for more control
stop this world from fighting.
Calling for an end to world conflict
La da da da da da la da da da da da
Singing sounds without lyrics
Mysteries
Exploring the mysteriousness of Southern nights
like this and many others in the trees
Indicating that the Southern night is full of mysteries and secrets
Blow in the night
Describing the movement of mysteries in the Southern night
in the southern skies.
The mysteries exist in the Southern skies
they feel so good it's fright'ning . . .
Reiterating the intensity of goodness of Southern nights
Wish I could stop this world from fighting
The desire for harmony is repeated
La da da da da da la da da da da da da da da
The song closes with sounds without lyrics
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Allen Toussain
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ClintTorres607
Wow so bloody good!!
Virtuoso guitar playing Chet Atkins.
@johnstump5339
RIP Allen Toussaint. He was uch a major figure in New Orleans music. He's left us a rich musical legacy which we can carry on within ourselves and in the culture.
@fiadouglas
Wow, thanks!!!! Awesome .
@tuxguys
RIP, you old Master.
@jimjardine4705
Thanks Russ! I really enjoyed it. Nice and cool!!