Allman Brothers Band Soulshine with Lyrics in Description

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Track 4 from their eleventh studio album and fourteenth release “Where It All Begins” copyright 1994 Sony Music. The album was recorded live in the studio and achieved Gold status in 1997. This would be the last studio album to feature original member Dickey Betts. Shortly after the release of the live album "Peakin' At The Beacon" in 2000, he was asked by the other members to leave until he cleaned up his act. He had been increasingly difficult to work with due to his attitude and level of substance abuse. Feeling unfairly treated, he sued the band, making the split permanent, and received an undisclosed cash settlement. Written by Warren Haynes and produced by Tom Dowd. RIP Tom Dowd, Allen Woody, Butch Trucks, Gregory Lenoir Allman & Dickey Betts. Featuring:

Gregg Allman – Lead vocals, Hammond B-3 organ & piano
Dickey Betts – Lead vocals, lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars
Warren Haynes – Lead vocals, lead, slide & rhythm guitars & background vocals
Allen Woody – Bass & background vocals
Jai Johanny Johanson – Drums, percussion & background vocals
Butch Trucks – Drums, percussion & background vocals
Marc Quinones – Congas & percussion

When you can't find the light that guides you through a cloudy day
When the stars ain't shinin' bright, you feel like you've lost your way
When the candlelight of home burns so very far away
Now, you gotta let your soul shine just like my Daddy used to say

He used to say soulshine, it's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain
Hey, now people, don't mind, we all feel this way sometimes
Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day

I grew up thinkin' I had it made to make it on my own
Life can take the strongest man, make him feel so alone
Now sometimes I feel a cold wind blowin' through my achin' bones
I think back to what my Daddy said, he said, "Boy, there's darkness before the dawn"

Let your soul shine, better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain
Yeah, now people don't mind, we all feel this way sometimes
You go to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day

Sometimes a man can feel this emptiness
Like a woman has robbed him of his very soul
A woman too, Lord knows, she can feel like this
And when your world seems cold, you got to let your spirit take control

Talkin' 'bout soulshine, it's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain
Yeah, now people don't mind, we all feel this way sometimes
You got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day
Ah, it's better than sunshine, it's better than moonshine
It's damn sure better than rain
Yeah, now people don't mind, we all feel this way sometimes
Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day