Acuff began his music career in the 1930s, and gained regional fame as the singer and fiddler for his group, the Smoky Mountain Boys. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1938, and although his popularity as a musician waned in the late 1940s, he remained one of the Opry's key figures and promoters for nearly four decades. In 1942, Acuff co-founded the first major Nashville-based country music publishing company—Acuff-Rose Music—which signed acts such as Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, and The Everly Brothers. In 1962, Acuff became the first living inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The Prodigal Son
Roy Acuff And His Smoky Mountain Boys Lyrics
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To travel a land of [A] hunger and [D] pain
And [G] now I can see the [C] end of my [G] journey
I'm going to [D] heaven a-[G] gain.
I leave you the night, to solemnly pray
So try to repent and ask for forgiveness
We'll meet up in heaven, someday.
Goodbye to this world, with all its sorrows
Goodbye to the fields, that I used to roam
I'm going away where, life is eternal
My Shepherd is callin me home.
From out of the sky, He's coming to meet me
To wash all my sins and call me His own
His servants will bring, a ring for my finger
And never no more will I roam.
The Prodigal Son in this song was once lost but now he is found. He once left his father to find himself in a land of hunger and pain. His journey was long and hard, but he has finally reached the end and is ready to go to heaven. In the chorus, the Prodigal Son says goodbye to this world and all its sorrows. He leaves the day to help his neighbors and the night to pray. He knows that if he asks for forgiveness, he will meet his father in heaven someday.
Line by Line Meaning
A Prodigal son once strayed from his father
A son once wandered away from his father
To travel a land of hunger and pain
To live in a place where he suffered and was hungry
And now I can see the end of my journey
I can now see that my journey is almost over
I'm going to heaven again.
I am going to heaven once more
I leave you the day, to help all your neighbors
I leave you the day so you can help others
I leave you the night, to solemnly pray
I leave you the night so you can pray with reverence
So try to repent and ask for forgiveness
Make an effort to repent and ask for forgiveness
We'll meet up in heaven, someday.
We will someday see each other again in heaven
Goodbye to this world, with all its sorrows
Farewell to this world with its troubles
Goodbye to the fields, that I used to roam
Farewell to the fields where I wandered
I'm going away where life is eternal
I'm going to a place where life is everlasting
My Shepherd is callin me home.
My Savior is calling me back to him
From out of the sky, He's coming to meet me
He is coming from the sky to meet me
To wash all my sins and call me His own
To cleanse me of my sins and claim me as His own
His servants will bring, a ring for my finger
His servants will give me a ring to wear
And never no more will I roam.
And I will never wander again
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