Oh lord (oh lord)...
Oh boy I thought I told you
Well I told you but I thought you know
There ain't no heaven
Oh lord, there ain't no heaven
There ain't no heaven
On the county road
Don't talk about it
Boy oh boy, don't talk about it
Don't talk about it
If you do, I'll cry
Don't come around me
Oh lord, don't come around me
Don't come around me
If you do, I'll die
Oh lord, there ain't no heaven
Oh lord, there ain't no heaven
Down at the station stood my dear old mother
She keep on, keep on screamin' and cryin'
"Oh lord I wonder what my son has done"
Oh lord, there ain't no heaven
Oh lord, there ain't no heaven
Oh lord
Did you bring me, bring me any silver
He didn't bring me, bring me any gold
Oh did you see me, workin' on South Carolina
Just to see me work on the county road
Oh lord (oh lord), there ain't no heaven
Oh lord (oh lord), there ain't no heaven
(Oh lord, oh lord)
There ain't no heaven (there ain't no heaven)
(Oh lord, there ain't no heaven)
Oh lord (oh lord), there ain't no heaven.
Well I told you but I thought you know
There ain't no heaven
Oh lord, there ain't no heaven
There ain't no heaven
On the county road
Boy oh boy, don't talk about it
Don't talk about it
If you do, I'll cry
Don't come around me
Oh lord, don't come around me
Don't come around me
If you do, I'll die
Oh lord, there ain't no heaven
She keep on, keep on screamin' and cryin'
"Oh lord I wonder what my son has done"
Oh lord, there ain't no heaven
Oh lord
He didn't bring me, bring me any gold
Oh did you see me, workin' on South Carolina
Just to see me work on the county road
Oh lord (oh lord), there ain't no heaven
(Oh lord, oh lord)
(Oh lord, there ain't no heaven)
Oh lord (oh lord), there ain't no heaven.
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this song is so catchy.
I like this song alot , and I think I got the meaning of this song ...
I like this song alot , and I think I got the meaning of this song ...
"There ain't no heaven On the county road"
"There ain't no heaven On the county road"
it tallks about how the life of being a musician on the road , are "no heaven"
it tallks about how the life of being a musician on the road , are "no heaven"
"Did you bring me, bring me any silver He didn't bring me, bring me any gold "
"Did you bring me, bring me any silver He didn't bring me, bring me any gold "
and it's not like you suddently get rich .
and it's not like you suddently get rich .
I think your interpretation isn't quite right. :)
I think your interpretation isn't quite right. :)
It seems obvious this song refers to someone working on the chain gang on a county road. "There ain't no heaven" refers to the hell the singer is going through. The part about the "dear old mother" is a standard staple of prison blues.
The "don't talk about it" and "don't come around me" parts presumably refer to the singer not wanting to think about what he'd done. And of course someone working on the chain gang is not going to be brought any silver or gold.
Though most of your obvious catches in meaning of the song, and I agree with most of it but your las bit about someone on the chain gang not being brought silver or gold (though that may be true) I have a feeling that he might be refering to a song By Led Zeppelin Gallows Pole [quote]Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while, I Think I see my friends coming, Riding a many mile. Friends, you get some silver? Did you get a little gold? What did you bring me, my dear friends? Keep me from the Gallows Pole. What did you bring me to...
Though most of your obvious catches in meaning of the song, and I agree with most of it but your las bit about someone on the chain gang not being brought silver or gold (though that may be true) I have a feeling that he might be refering to a song By Led Zeppelin Gallows Pole [quote]Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while, I Think I see my friends coming, Riding a many mile. Friends, you get some silver? Did you get a little gold? What did you bring me, my dear friends? Keep me from the Gallows Pole. What did you bring me to keep me from the Gallows Pole? [/quote]
Looking at these lyrics compared to what the theme is in No Heaven could it be that he will die or is on death row and the artist might be stating that he cannot escape his final destination? I could be very very wrong but it is not rare to see artists use such links in their songs.. well at least more modern artists...
It should be noted this song is confusingly attributed to 'Champion' - the American rock band and not 'DJ Champion and his G-Strings' - the Canadian DJ and his band (DJ Champion is the correct listing on Songmeanings.net).
RobotechMaster and HypnoKit are kind of stupid for thinking that the singer is a guy. Morons.
@Joter In fairness, the original singer, Betty Bonifassi, has a pretty low & gritty, contralto voice, and she only sang with the band briefly. It was later sung on tour by a male singer (Pilou Côté) who has a very similar timbre.
@Joter In fairness, the original singer, Betty Bonifassi, has a pretty low & gritty, contralto voice, and she only sang with the band briefly. It was later sung on tour by a male singer (Pilou Côté) who has a very similar timbre.