Glen Campbell - Southern Nights

Southern Nights

Glen Campbell performs "Southern Nights",live video.

"Southern Nights" is a song written and recorded by Allen Toussaint, from his 1975 album Southern Nights, and later recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was the first single released from Campbell's 1977 album Southern Nights and reached No. 1 on three separate US charts. It was covered by the Chicago band Whitney in 2015.

Glen Campbell - Southern Nights Lyrics

Southern nights

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

I apologize to anyone who can truly say

That he has found a better way

Southern skies

Have you ever noticed southern skies?

Its 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

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