Shotgun Angel Daniel Amos A Christian response to the C.B. Radio fad of the late 1970s, “Shotgun Angel” was originally written by Bill Sprouse, Jr., of the band The Road Home. This is Track #6 from the 1977 Daniel Amos album Shotgun AngelListen to the whole album here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPcTOx34g9XTo0UFAiBYwVC.
Well, I've been drivin' all night
And I know I'm gettin' tired
But I haven't got far to go
Think I'll push this southbound eighteen wheeler
A little further on down the road
I've been drivin' like a fool,
Dodgin' all the truck stops
tryin' hard to make it home
I gotta' put the hammer down
Drive it in the ground
Think I'm goin' crazy just from
Drivin' alone
Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy
And I ran out of vitamins
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Six or seven hours ago
So I thought I'd try to raise me a northbound jimmy
On my C.B. radio
I was breakin' for a copy
When someone answered back
In a voice that was sweet and low
He said, 'I'm gonna' lay it on you
Where the rubber meets the road
It's the Lord talkin' to you
On your radio'
Chorus:
It was the voice of Jesus
And I heard him say,
'Got an angel ridin' shotgun
And he's ridin' with you all the way'
I was flyin' like the wind
Breathin' fire like a dragon
When my diesel truck left the ground
Well, I thought that I was dreamin'
But the Lord was talkin' to me
Really layin' the Gospel down
I was prayin' and repentin', laughin' and a'grinnin'
Thought my diesel truck was heaven bound
Then the angel hit the air brakes
And slowed my jimmy down
Made a three point landin'
'Bout a mile from town
Words and Music by Bill Sprouse Jr.
©1977 Maranatha! Music
Daniel Amos Is:
Terry Taylor: Guitars, Lead and Background Vocals
Jerry Chamberlain: Guitars, Lead and Background Vocals
Marty Dieckmeyer: Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
Mark Cook: Keyboards, Lead and Background Vocals
Ed McTaggart: Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals
Additional Musicians: Alex MacDougall, Fred Petry: Percussion.
Pete Jacobs: Clarinets on 'Black Gold Fever'.
Dom Franco: Pedal Steel Guitar.
Frank Marocco: Accordion.
Daniel Amos Shotgun Angel Cd
Dan Amos: Carrot Choir, Celery Symphony on 'Meal'.
John Benson: Eefin' on 'Meal'.
Mike Shoup: CB.
Bill Hoppe: Synthesizers.
1977 Maranatha! Music,
Produced & Engineered by Jonathan David Brown
Daniel Amos Shotgun Angel Rar File
Strings Arranged and Conducted by Jim Stipech
Recorded at: MartinSound Studios, Alhambra, California
Mixed by Jonathan David Brown (alias 'Your Local Hokie Okie') at Producers' Workshop, Hollywood, California
Cover Concept by Daniel Amos
Original Art Direction, Design and Layout by Neal Buchanan
Photographs by Larry Frowick, Scott Lockwood, and others