The Life I Used To Live ~Lighning Hopkins Song

Not many people do Lightning's songs. That's probably because few can play in his style. This is a loose interpretation on my part.

The Life I Used To Live

You know the life I used to live....
Ain't going to live it no more...
Ain't going to live it no more.
Well, I used to be so reckless,
Losing friends everywhere I'd go.

Gonna change my way of living,
And go to church again
I'm going to change my way of living,
And join the church again.
Then I can go 'round and talk religious.
Shake hands among my friends

SOLO

Gonna to goodbye, goodbye,
I ain't goin' to live that life no more
Bye bye, bye bye,
Ain't going to live that life no more.

Views: 210

Comment

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

Comment by Uncle John on July 11, 2015 at 2:03am

Thanks for the listens, RTZ and Patrick.   RTZ the sad thing is that I AM Shrinking.   I used to be 5'11 if i stood straight and stretched my neck.  Now it's under 5'10''.   :0)

Comment by Maddog on July 10, 2015 at 6:07pm

Sounds mighty fine John!

Comment by RTZGUITARS on July 10, 2015 at 5:40pm

John your shrinking or that's the biggest cohiba box ever. well done sir.

Comment by Uncle John on July 10, 2015 at 2:33pm

Thanks and a chuckle, AGP.    I like it too.  Will take a .look for yours.

Comment by AGP # on July 10, 2015 at 11:12am

Well Done (as always) 'Uncle J', love the sound of the Big Box Tenor, I've nearly finished a biggish box build of my own but!, "Mines Not As Big As Yours" ;-)

Comment by Uncle John on July 10, 2015 at 8:47am

Ha, ha, ha, Nancy.  That is a smiling cat!  Thanks to you both.

Thanks, Sean!

Comment by Sean (Cooper) on July 10, 2015 at 7:24am
Uncle john ya got it goin on , nice one
Comment by Nancy kat on July 10, 2015 at 7:09am

Good one U~John these songs are your forte!!!! Meeeowwww^..^

Comment by Uncle John on July 9, 2015 at 8:25am

Thanks, Denny!

Comment by Denny on July 9, 2015 at 4:04am

Good one Unc!

The Essential Pages

New to Cigar Box Nation? How to Play Cigar Box GuitarsFree Plans & How to Build Cigar Box GuitarsCigar Box Guitar Building Basics

Site Sponsor

Recommended Links & Resources


Forum

crossover guitar.

Started by Timothy Hunter in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Apr 10. 14 Replies

Tune up songs

Started by Ghostbuttons in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Mar 9. 5 Replies

Duel output jacks

Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 8. 6 Replies

Latest Activity

J. D. Woods replied to J. D. Woods's discussion Song lyrics for Steve's new song
11 minutes ago
A.D.EKER commented on A.D.EKER's video
Thumbnail

There i was Standing at the ..... BCB - A. D. Eker 2024

"Thanks AGP# Glad you liked  my version ! appreciated !"
1 hour ago
Doug Thorsvik commented on Doug Thorsvik's video
Thumbnail

I Can Only Imagine: 2-String Chugger License Plate Cigar Box Guitar

"You are very observant Andries! Some of the Slingers are more consistent than others and I…"
1 hour ago
David L. replied to J. D. Woods's discussion Song lyrics for Steve's new song
"Not sure how accurate the lyrics are (link to the lyrics site at the bottom) "Internet…"
2 hours ago
David L. liked David Hopkins's photo
2 hours ago
David L. liked David Hopkins's photo
2 hours ago
David L. liked David Hopkins's photo
2 hours ago
J. D. Woods posted a discussion

Song lyrics for Steve's new song

Hey Cigar Boxers,Just listened to Seasick Steve's new song, Internet Cowboys. Does anybody know…See More
3 hours ago
AGP # commented on A.D.EKER's video
Thumbnail

There i was Standing at the ..... BCB - A. D. Eker 2024

"A Different, but very Likeable take on a Classic Blues Song :-)"
3 hours ago
AGP # liked A.D.EKER's video
3 hours ago
T-Gripped liked David Hopkins's photo
8 hours ago
Jim Weaver updated their profile
10 hours ago

Music

© 2024   Created by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

\uastyle>\ud/** Scrollup **/\ud.scrollup {\ud background: url("https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/963882636?profile=original") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;\ud bottom: 25px;\ud display: inline !important;\ud height: 40px;\ud opacity: 0.3 !important;\ud position: fixed;\ud right: 30px;\ud text-indent: -9999px;\ud width: 40px;\ud z-index: 999;\ud}\ud.scrollup:hover {\ud opacity:0.99!important;\ud}\ud \uascript type="text/javascript">\ud x$(document).ready(function(){\ud x$(window).scroll(function(){\ud if (x$(this).scrollTop() > 100) {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeIn();\ud } else {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeOut();\ud }\ud });\ud x$('.scrollup').click(function(){\ud x$("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 600);\ud return false;\ud });\ud });\ud \ua!-- End Scroll Up -->