# Need help with a Randy Travis song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [April 6, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425 "2022-04-06T22:34:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/1 "2022-04-06T22:34:30Z")
I heard a Randy Travis song at lunch on the radio but was doing other things so I just caught a bit of it. On the face of it, it seems like it should be easy but my google-fu has failed me. Anyway… Randy Travis song, pretty sure it was a religious song. It has the line “Dear Lord” in it. But here’s the thing, it was a straight 3 chord, 12 barre blues progression. If you think you have it, and it’s not a blues-type song, you don’t have it. Hopefully that will eliminate a lot of guesses. Help? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/2 "2022-04-07T06:20:04Z")
What about this one? _ **Just A Closer Walk With Thee** _ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sIfqa_741s0/hqdefault.jpg "Randy Travis 03 Just A Closer Walk With Thee") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIfqa_741s0) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/3 "2022-04-07T14:39:27Z")
Thanks. But no. As I mentioned it’s a standard blues progression. ---
**Author:** ![moonrivermary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@moonrivermary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonrivermary)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/4 "2022-04-11T14:26:34Z")
Road To Surrender ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/5 "2022-04-11T21:35:56Z")
Not that one, thanks. Weird that it’s proving so elusive. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/6 "2022-04-11T22:35:02Z")
It was probably a different artist. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/7 "2022-04-12T03:00:16Z")
Anything’s possible I suppose, but Randy’s voice is pretty distinctive. ---
**Author:** ![moonrivermary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@moonrivermary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonrivermary)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/8 "2022-04-12T03:50:30Z")
Try ‘Doctor Jesus’–😊 ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/9 "2022-04-12T17:37:50Z")
Good luck. I’m curious what a religious blues by Randy Travis might sound like. I visited the [A-Z Lyric Site](https://www.azlyrics.com/r/randytravis.html) and clicked on about 50 likely titles, checked for “Dear Lord” in the lyrics, and listened to a bit of five songs on YouTube. No bluesy stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425/10 "2022-04-12T18:37:03Z")
Well, I’m still searching. I found a surprising thing… many message boards charge $5 to join! Weird. I’m waiting on confirmation to join others, mostly country song forums, or music forums. I also wrote the radio station. The DJ is out sick and says he will get back to me after he’s back. I would’ve thought that was something he could remember off the top of his head - I mean he played it after all. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for your time in searching. When I eventually find it, I’ll post a link.