By age 23, Rocky Athas was honored as one of Texas’ Ten Best guitarists as an inductee to BUDDY Magazine’s TexasTornadoes. He holds this honor with such noted guitarists as ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Eric Johnson, Bugs Henderson, Johnny Winter, John Nitzinger, and Jimmy Vaughan. Athas grew up playing neighborhood gigs with childhood pal Stevie Ray Vaughan, and shortly thereafter flip-flopped headliner chores in a series of shows with another friend, Eric Johnson. No Less than Billy Gibbons, Pantera’s “Dime-Bag” Darrell Abbott, and the New Bohemians’ Kenny Withrow are long-time admirers of the Oak Cliff guitarist.
Rocky wasn’t only recognized by Texas musicians, the English rock band “Thin Lizzy” wrote the song ‘Cocky Rocky” after hearing Rocky play one night at “Mother Blues”, a local Dallas club. Queen guitarist Brian May was also on hand for those performances and was so floored by Rocky's finger tapping style that he incorporated it on the next Queen album. May later revealed that it was the guitarist from Mother Blues who first introduced him to this style, well before Eddie Van Halen became known for this.
In the late 70s and early 80s, he was the creative vortex behind Lightning, absolutely one of the biggest draws in Texas nightclub history. The band toured with the hottest arena acts of the time, including Ted Nugent, Pat Travers, The Kinks, Rick Derringer, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, and Peter Frampton. Also at that time Rocky’s fame was such that Guild introduced the Rocky Athas I guitar, and Gibson honored Rocky by making him the only non-record label endorsee in the company’s history.
Rocky took a further step up and received a well-earned and more substantial taste of the big time when he signed on as lead guitarist for the legendary Black Oak Arkansas. Rocky also played on BOA’s Ready As Hell LP, and his remarkable musical presence is indelibly etched into the grooves of the critically acclaimed album. Rocky once again joined Jim Dandy and BOA touring in 1996 through 2001. Rocky and the group recorded their latest CD The Wild Bunch which was released to great reviews in late 1999.
Subsequent to BOA Rocky has worked as a session guitarist for Polygram records out of Memphis’ Ardent Studios, and conducted a series of regional clinics in Dallas. He has co-written songs with former Deep Purple/Trapeze vocalist Glenn Hughes and released an album in 1997called Tommy Bolin Tribute. The albums release was followed by a short US tour.
Miracle
The Rocky Athas Group Lyrics
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Does it vanish in thin air?
Or wait around for another lover,
So we can learn again to care?
Could you be my Miracle?
Come to save my life?
Will you heal my heart,
Or cut me again?
Cut me like a knife.
Now, I'm a man that needs a woman.
They seem to put me in a spell.
And I have tried love,
Time and time again.
And time and time again, I've been through Hell.
Could you be my Miracle?
Have you come to save my life?
Will you heal my heart,
With your gentle touch?
Or cut me again?
Cut me baby.
I know your own life ain't been easy,
But we can help each other heal.
So take a chance and try to love again.
Maybe this time find a love that's real.
And could you be my Miracle?
Have you come to save my life?
Will you heal my heart,
With you gentle touch?
Or cut me again?
Oh, will you cut me again?
No, don't cut me again.
Cut me like a knife.
Don't cut me like a knife.
The Rocky Athas Group's song Miracle talks about the search for love after a past relationship has ended. The singer wonders where love goes when it's over and questions if it just disappears or lingers around for a new love to come along. He then asks if the person he's interested in could be his Miracle, the one who will save his life and heal his heart with their love, instead of causing him more pain.
The lyrics also show the singer's struggles with love, how he has tried to find it time and time again but only ended up in hell, possibly pointing towards past failed relationships. He acknowledges that the woman he's interested in may have also gone through struggles but believes that they can help each other heal and find a love that's real.
Overall, the song Miracle is about hope and the desire for a new love that will bring happiness after past heartaches. The singer is willing to take a chance on love again and asks the potential love interest not to cut him again like a knife.
Line by Line Meaning
Where does love go when its over?
What happens to love after it ends?
Does it vanish in thin air?
Does it just disappear?
Or wait around for another lover,
Or does it wait for someone new?
So we can learn again to care?
So we can learn to love again?
Could you be my Miracle?
Could you be the one to save me?
Come to save my life?
Can you come and rescue me?
Will you heal my heart,
Can you fix my broken heart?
With your gentle touch?
With your loving actions?
Or cut me again?
Or hurt me once more?
Cut me like a knife.
Hurt me deeply.
Now, I'm a man that needs a woman.
I'm a man who needs love.
They seem to put me in a spell.
Love has a hold on me.
And I have tried love,
I've tried loving before,
Time and time again.
Many times over and over.
And time and time again, I've been through Hell.
And each time it was painful.
I know your own life ain't been easy,
I know you've been through hard times too,
But we can help each other heal.
But together we can overcome our pain.
So take a chance and try to love again.
So let's try to love again.
Maybe this time find a love that's real.
Maybe this time we'll find true love.
No, don't cut me again.
Please don't hurt me again.
Cut me like a knife.
Hurt me deeply.
Writer(s): Larry Samford, Rick Koster, Rocky Athas Group
Contributed by Ethan H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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MIRACLE - Lyrics
Where does love go when its over?
Does it vanish in thin air?
Or wait around for another lover,
So we can learn again to care?
Could you be my MIRACLE?
Come to save my life?
Will you heal my heart,
With your gentle touch?
Or cut me again?
Cut me like a knife.
Now, I'm a man that needs a woman.
They seem to put me in a spell.
And I have tried love,
Time and time again.
And time and time again, I've been through Hell.
Could you be my MIRACLE?
Have you come to save my life?
Will you heal my heart,
with your gentle touch?
Or cut me again?
Cut me baby.
I know your own life ain't been easy,
But we can help each other heal.
So take a chance and try to love again.
Maybe this time find a love that's real.
And could you be my MIRACLE?
Have you come to save my life?
Will you heal my heart,
with you gentle touch?
Or cut me again?
Oh, will you cut me again?
No, don't cut me again.
Cut me like a knife.
Don't cut me like a knife.
@martinegiralt4515
J'adooore Rocky et en plus il est super beau !!! Oui
@brettmatheny2901
Thanks Rocky....
@dannyandrews76
Rocky is the man!
@GoranLindh
This is GOOD!
@philwhite6881
My wife and I love this song so much we used it for the first dance at our wedding
@RockyAthas
I'm honored, Phil.
@annah5043
Awesome ...Love it !
@ingertellefsen2184
So beautiful ....♡🎸♡ Thanks Rocky !!!
@oldrenders
RIP Larry Stamford, who sang this on R A group's recording.
@electricchurchmusic4298
Yeah, This Is Nice !!!