I wish I could have met the long-haired country boy from Eastern Caroline
Shoot the bull over a couple cold beers, hear his fiddle played at a campfire
Tell him he's the reason that I ever picked up this guitar
He didn't care what people thought, he just sang it from the heart

And there's a hero missing from the Grand Old Opry stage
Now all the angels in Heaven get to hear that fiddle play
He was the grandpa we all needed when the common sense ran low
The realest thing to grace the country music channels
Man I miss Charlie Daniels

That old white 10 gallon hat saw a million little towns and big ones too
It even took the stage out in Afghanistan to fire up our troops
He's the heartbeat of my childhood I can never get enough
The radio don't play him much now but he never leaves my truck

And there's a hero missing from the Grand Old Opry stage
Now all the angels in Heaven get to hear that fiddle play
He was the grandpa we all needed when the common sense ran low
The realest thing to grace the country music channels
Man I miss Charlie Daniels
Man I miss Charlie Daniels
Lord we sure miss Charlie Daniels