Released: February 27, 1967
Songwriter: Henry Slaughter
Producer: Felton Jarvis
I don't know just what I'd do
If the Lord wasn't walking by my side
When I was drifting
(When I was drifting on the sea of a despair)
And I was wondering
(I was wondering if Jehovah's up there)
When Jesus found me
(Jesus found me in my sinful life)
He heard me praying
(He heard me praying on my knees at night)
And now I'm singing
(Now I'm singing this happy song)
Because I'm happy
(Because I'm happy as I go along)
And I don't know
(I don't know)
Just what I'd do
If the Lord wasn't walking by my side
[Pre-Chorus]
What would I do
(What would I do when a tear fills my eyes)
What would I do
(What would I do when it's my time to die)
Well I'd be lonely, discouraged
Burdened on the way
If the Lord wasn't walking by my side every day
[Chorus]
I'd be so friendless
(I'd be friendless all alone and blue)
And I'd be helpless
(I'd be helpless, wouldn't know what to do)
And I don't know
(I don't know)
Just what I'd do
If the Lord wasn't walking by my side
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
If the Lord (wasn't walking) wasn't walking by my side
(wasn't walking by my side)
If the Lord wasn't walking by my side
When I was drifting
(When I was drifting on the sea of a despair)
And I was wondering
(I was wondering if Jehovah's up there)
When Jesus found me
(Jesus found me in my sinful life)
He heard me praying
(He heard me praying on my knees at night)
And now I'm singing
(Now I'm singing this happy song)
Because I'm happy
(Because I'm happy as I go along)
And I don't know
(I don't know)
Just what I'd do
If the Lord wasn't walking by my side
[Pre-Chorus]
What would I do
(What would I do when a tear fills my eyes)
What would I do
(What would I do when it's my time to die)
Well I'd be lonely, discouraged
Burdened on the way
If the Lord wasn't walking by my side every day
[Chorus]
I'd be so friendless
(I'd be friendless all alone and blue)
And I'd be helpless
(I'd be helpless, wouldn't know what to do)
And I don't know
(I don't know)
Just what I'd do
If the Lord wasn't walking by my side
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
If the Lord (wasn't walking) wasn't walking by my side
(wasn't walking by my side)
more tracks from the album
Elvis: Ultimate Gospel
- (There’ll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
- Crying In The Chapel
- He Touched Me
- Amazing Grace
- Bosom Of Abraham
- An Evening Prayer
- Lead Me, Guide Me
- I, John
- Reach Out To Jesus
- Help Me
- Who Am I?
- Run On
- If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side
- Where Could I Go But To The Lord
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord
- His Hand In Mine
- In My Father’s House
- Milky White Way
- I Believe in the Man in the Sky
- Joshua Fit the Battle
- Swing Down Sweet Chariot
- If We Never Meet Again
- How Great Thou Art
- So High
- You’ll Never Walk Alone
From the albums
- How Great Thou Art (1967)
- Elvis: Ultimate Gospel (2007)
Elvis Presley popular songs
- Can’t Help Falling in Love
- Jailhouse Rock
- Love Me Tender
- Hound Dog
- Suspicious Minds
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- Unchained Melody
- In the Ghetto
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Don’t Be Cruel
- Blue Christmas
- Burning Love
- I Can’t Stop Loving You
- Stuck on You
- Always On My Mind
- If I Can Dream
- (You’re The) Devil In Disguise
- My Way
- An American Trilogy
- All Shook Up
- A Little Less Conversation
- Love Me
- It’s Now Or Never