Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good

June 3, 2018 (Sunday)
Donald Ray Williams was born the youngest of three sons on May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas. His parents were Loveta Mae (née Lambert; 1914 – 2007) and James Andrew “Jim” Williams (1898 – 1982).[2] He grew up in Portland, Texas and graduated from Gregory-Portland High School in 1958. He was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He died last September at age 78. In 1981, he wrote “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good.”

“It’s like listening in on a prayer – so intimate, so precious. There’s a bit of pain to it, for sure.”

Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good
Don Williams and David Hanner
1981
Lord, I hope this day is good
I’m feelin’ empty and misunderstood
I should be thankful, Lord, I know I should
But Lord I hope this day is good
Lord, have you forgotten me
I’ve been prayin’ to you faithfully
I’m not sayin’ I’m a righteous man
But Lord I hope you understand
I don’t need fortune and I don’t need fame
Send down the thunder, Lord, send down the rain
But when you’re plannin’ just how it will be
Plan a good day for me
Lord, I hope this day is good
I’m feelin’ empty and misunderstood
I should be thankful, Lord, I know I should
But Lord I hope this day is good
You’ve been the King since the dawn of time
All that I’m askin’ is a little less crime
It might be hard for the devil to do
But it would be easy for you
Lord, I hope this day is good
I’m feelin’ empty and misunderstood
I should be thankful, Lord, I know I should
But Lord I hope this day is good