Story Behind The Song
Hey Ronnie was written when the band I was in at the time was traveling alot. We were also dealing with a record company and a manager that just wasn't working out. So James & I basically just sat down and wrote the whole thing one afternoon.
Song Description
Hey Ronnie is a song about longing for advice from one of my infleuences.(Ronnie VanZant) It's a song about the strain of being an artist and all that it brings.
| Song Length |
4:27 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Life, Musician |
| Similar Artists |
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Travis Tritt |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Hey , Ronnie
Words & Music By: Michael Fedrick & James Edwards c2006
Verse 1
Riding Back From Nashville We Just Played The Late Night Show
Everybody?s Trying To Sleep It?s Just Me & The Radio
Picking Up A Station From Down In Birmingham
I Can Hear ?Ol Ronnie Singing Sweet Home Alabam
Pre 1
It Always Starts Me Thinking Lord What Might Have Been
I Shore Like To Talk To You ?Cause You?ve Sailed This Boat I?m In
Chorus 1
You Know I?m Out Here Running On That Road Like You Did Too
I Know You Went Through All The Things That I Am Going Through
And There Are So Many Questions That I?d Like To Ask Of You
Hey Ronnie I Wish You?d Made It Through
Hey Ronnie We Shore Are Missing You
Verse 2
I Know It?s Hard To Come From Nothing & Then Get Everything
& Deal With All The Hassles & The Changes That It Brings
I Try To Take The Song?s Advice & Be A Simple Man
But Just Like You I Wander Too Am I Losing My Best Friends
Chorus 2
You Know I?m Out Here Running On That Road Like You Did Too
I Know You Went Through All The Things That I Am Going Through
And There Are So Many Questions That I?d Like To Ask Of You
Hey Ronnie I Wish You?d Made It Through
Hey Ronnie We Shore Are Missing You
Verse 2
It?s Getting Close To Daylight & We?ve Finally Made It Home
I Thank The Lord ?Cause So Many More Have Been Taken By This Road
It?s A Damn High Price To Sing Your Songs & Try To Make A Better Life
But I Wouldn?t Trade It All For A Mountian Of Gold
Man You Got That Right
Chorus 3
You Know I?m Out Here Running On That Road Like You Did Too
I Know You Went Through All The Things That I Am Going Through
And There Are So Many Questions That I?d Like To Ask Of You
Hey Ronnie I Wish You?d Made It Through
Hey Ronnie We Shore Are Missing You