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Gentle, acoustic, country ballad about the great state of Kentucky...where my roots go deep.
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Christ centered songs written by Dan Simmons...the best Gospel and inspirational A.I. music on the internet!
"firesong" is the songwriting ministry of Dan Simmons Thanks for stopping by. It's my desire to faithfully share that which has been given to me. This website will be a sampling of recordings that I, along with family and friends, have done over past 45 years. There are over 600 original unpublished songs presented in demo form on this site. Special thanks go to my partners in music, my daughter Amber, son Ian and the guys of Single Heart (Gene, Bob, Chris, Marty and Tata) who joined me to sing praises to the Lord down through the years. I also wish to thank those co-writers and artists that have joined with me in developing new music the passed few years to share on this website. I'm now featuring AI (Artificial Intelligence) groups that I've developed to sing some of the songs. I hope it's evident to everyone... that though the melodies and harmonies, styles and singers may change... JESUS has always been and will always be...the Song! ...this music is one simple expression of a very thankful heart. (Dan is a retired firefighter and ordained minister)
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Genre
Country • Americana
Charts
Peak #4
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
words and music Dan Simmons
Rights
2007 Daniel B. Simmons
Uploaded
August 16, 2025
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MP3 7.6 MB • 320 kbps • 3:19
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WAV 66.9 MB
Story behind the song
You can take a family out of Kentucky but you can't take Kentucky out of the family....This is dedicated to my mom and dad and all the kin down yonder.
Lyrics
That old Ohio river stands in front of me A barrier that keeps me from the place I long to be I’ll cross that great divider; I’ll cross it’s bridge today I’ll stand there on the other side where I was born and raised Kentucky... it claims me as it’s own I’m lucky...it will always be my home When I cross that old Ohio I will see... Kentucky Though I left it far behind me, my heart has always stayed In that landof sweetest memories and cherished childhood days I long to see it’s beauty; the bluegrass in the pine I long to sleep beneath the stars I always thought were mine Kentucky... it claims me as it’s own I’m lucky...it will always be my home When I cross that old Ohio I will see... Kentucky Kentucky... it claims me as it’s own I’m lucky...it will always be my home When I cross that old Ohio I will see... Kentucky When I cross that old Ohio I will see... Kentucky
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DanaRoyalty
Feb 03, 2014
Love, Love, Love this song!