1) Lonestar is an Amer… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 3 artists called Lonestar:
1) Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (keyboards, melodica, background vocals), and Michael Hill (Bass Guitar). McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011. During that time, Cody Collins, who had formerly been in another country group called McAlyster, replaced McDonald as the band's lead vocalist. John Rich was also the group's bass guitarist and second lead vocalist until 1998, when he was fired from the group. He left for a solo career, before joining Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich in 2003. Since Rich's departure, Lonestar has not had an official bass guitarist.
The group began having major country hits in 1995, with the top 10 hit "Tequilla Talking." Their first No. 1 hit was "No News," which spent three weeks at the top of Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in 1996.
Lonestar's signature song is "Amazed," a ballad which spent nine weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's country chart during the summer of 1999. The song subsequently climbed to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the first country act to accomplish the feat since 1983's "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
Another popular Lonestar song was "Mr. Mom". This song is on of the most played songs on radio stations to date.
Other No. 1 hits include "Come Cryin' to Me" (summer 1997); "Smile" and "What About Now" (both 2000); "Tell Her" and "I'm Already There" (2001); "My Front Porch Lookin' In" (2003). Other important hits in Lonestar's discography include "Running Away With My Heart" and "When Cowboys Didn't Dance" (1996); "Heartbroke Every Day" and "You Walked In" (1997); "Say When" and "Everything's Changed" (1998); "With Me" (2001); "Not a Day Goes By" and "Unusually Unusual" (2002); "Walking in Memphis" (2003); "Let's Be Us Again" (2004); "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" (2005) and "You're Like Coming Home" (2005). Their current single is "I'll Die Tryin'", which is a cover of another Emerson Drive song released three years earlier.
During Lonestar's early years, songwriter John Rich was also a member as the band's bassist. He left the group in 1998 and is now part of the country duo Big & Rich.
On May 1st, 2006 Lonestar sang the National Anthem at Fenway Park in Boston with the return of Johnny Damon.
2) Lonestar is also a progressive house project by Derek Howell. See the releases at Discogs.
3) Lonestar is the name of an electronic/experimental musician in Germany who has released on the Mephtik Netlabel in the past.
Hey God
Lonestar Lyrics
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For the time my brother got sick
Wasn't sure he'd make it
Then he finally pulled through
And, hey God, I wanna thank You for my family
They're healthy and they're beautiful
We were gonna stop at two
You have Your ways, You have Your plan
Sometimes mysterious and hard to understand
I am humbled by Your grace and everything You do
Hey God, hey God, I just wanna thank You
And hey God, take good care of my nephew
Well, he was only nineteen
They say he didn't feel a thing
Now he's there with You
And, hey God, You know what it's like to lose
Someone who You truly love
When You gave Your son to us
You must have cried then too
You have Your ways, You have Your plan
Sometimes mysterious and hard to understand
And I am humbled by Your grace and everything You do
Hey God, hey God, I just wanna thank You
Sometimes I forget to stop and bow my head
And remember that I have been blessed
Oh, You have Your ways, You have Your plan
Sometimes mysterious and hard to understand
I am humbled by Your grace and everything You do
Hey God, hey God, I just wanna thank You
Thank You
The song "Hey God" by Lonestar is a heartfelt expression of gratitude towards God for the blessings and challenges in life. The singer reflects on several instances where God has been present in their life and they have failed to acknowledge or thank Him. They thank God for their brother's recovery from illness and the gift of their third child. They also pray for God to watch over their nephew who passed away at only nineteen years old. The singer acknowledges that God has a plan and ways that are mysterious and hard to understand, but that they are humbled by His grace and everything He does.
The lyrics of the song are powerful in their message of gratitude and recognition of God's presence in everyday life. The theme of the song is universal and resonates with people of different faiths and beliefs. The singer speaks to the human experience of forgetting to be grateful for the blessings in life and the struggles that test our faith. The song's message is one of hope and faith in God's plan for our lives, even in the face of tragedy.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey God, I don't believe I ever thanked You
Expressing gratitude to God for the first time for something that happened in the past.
For the time my brother got sick
Thanking God for helping his brother pull through a difficult time when he was sick.
Wasn't sure he'd make it
Acknowledging uncertainty and fear about the outcome of his brother's illness.
Then he finally pulled through
Feeling grateful for his brother's recovery and survival from the illness.
And, hey God, I wanna thank You for my family
Expressing gratitude to God for the artist's family and their health and beauty.
They're healthy and they're beautiful
Appreciating the blessings of having a healthy and attractive family.
We were gonna stop at two
Informing God that his family had planned to have only two children.
Now there's number three
Expressing gratitude for the unexpected surprise of having a third child in the family.
You have Your ways, You have Your plan
Acknowledging God's sovereignty and accepting that His will and plans are sometimes difficult to comprehend.
Sometimes mysterious and hard to understand
Admitting that God's ways can be perplexing and puzzling to human beings.
I am humbled by Your grace and everything You do
Feeling humbled by God's mercy, love and goodness.
Hey God, hey God, I just wanna thank You
Reiterating the purpose of the song - to express gratitude to God.
And hey God, take good care of my nephew
Asking God to protect and care for his nephew who had died at a young age.
Well, he was only nineteen
Informing God of the young age at which his nephew had passed away.
They say he didn't feel a thing
Being told or assuming that his nephew did not experience pain during his death.
Now he's there with You
Believing that his nephew is now in heaven with God.
You know what it's like to lose
Acknowledging that God understands the grief and pain of losing a loved one since He also lost His son, Jesus.
Someone who You truly love
Referring to Jesus who God loved and who died for our sins.
When You gave Your son to us
Remembering the sacrifice that God made by giving His only son to die for our sins.
You must have cried then too
Speculating or imagining that God was also grieving and crying when Jesus died.
Sometimes I forget to stop and bow my head
Admitting that he sometimes gets busy or distracted and forgets to pray or express gratitude to God.
And remember that I have been blessed
Being reminded to appreciate and acknowledge the blessings and the goodness in his life.
Thank You
Gratefully concluding the song with a simple expression of thanks to God.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: TOMMY LEE JAMES, RICHIE MC DONALD
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