Outskirts of Heaven - Craig Campbell

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My grandpa taught me about buck knifes and shot guns
How to cast an old Zebco
And how to work a stick shift
He taught me the bible about all 12 disciples

And he made sure that I know there's life after this
With pearly gates and streets of gold

He said if I just believe that's where I'll go


Lord when I die I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven.
Where there's dirt roads for miles
Hay in the fields and fish in the river
Where there's dogwood trees and honey bees and blue skies and green grass forever
Lord when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven.
Now it says in the King James in the Almighty's kingdom
He mentions a mansion that he's built just for me
Now I'd gladly trade it for a farm house with acreage
And a back yard that's shaded and a squeaky front porch swing
That's where I wanna hang my wings
When I die I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven.
Where there's dirt roads for miles
Hay in the fields and fish in the river
Where there's dogwood trees and honey bees and blue skies and green grass forever
So lord when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven.
Yeah
Yeah, the good Lord knows me he knows
I need blue skies and green grass forever
Lord when I die I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven.
Yeah, when I die I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven.

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The Family Man Songfacts says that Georgian native Craig Campbell had already been playing piano at his mother's church since the age of 10 when he formed his band called Out of the Blue. In 2002 Campbell moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he landed a steady gig at The Stage, one of the biggest clubs in the city's famed Lower Broadway and recorded demo sessions for other singers. After meeting and befriending fellow Georgian Luke Bryan, Campbell was persuaded to start writing his own songs. Record producer Keith Stegall caught one of Campbell's performances at The Stage in 2008 and signed him to his Bigger Picture Music Group. He eventually released his debut single, Family Man in late 2010, which slowly built up radio plays and sales before finally debuting at #86 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of April 9, 2011. The song was included on Campbell's self-titled debut album, which was produced by Steggall and released on April 5, 2011. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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