The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Lyrics

Lyric discussion by srs606791163 

Cover art for The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia lyrics by Vicki Lawrence

This is a story told only for the fact that the justice system in this country is and has been a failure... the main point of this song is to shed light on the "injustice" system.

Unsure how you fix a justice system when you have the Constitution plus local and state laws to abide by, but it's a nice thought:) I love this song. I must have listened to it 100x as a young girl. Never connected the singer with the later TV persona until years later. Lawence's voice in this song is actually quite appealing. The song always made me envision a dark, dreary night and the taking of a life....any song that brings vivid images into ones mind is a good one...at least for this listener. I do remember being alone in the...

Very insightful. The Judge probably also slept with the "Young Bride." And I suspect the Sheriff also did. "The Judge and the Sheriff set up "He" (The only name given for the new husband of "The Young Bride" who cheated on "He" (him, the husband). As has happened so often, especially in the South, The Sheriff faked a confession by "He", wrote it out and had an unknown accomplice sign it. It would have to be an unknown as even as far back as a hundred years, handwriting analysts could tell who penned what. This necessitates...