Awful, Beautiful Life

"Awful, Beautiful Life" is a song by country music artist Darryl Worley, co-written by him and Harley Allen. It was the first single from Worley's fourth, self-titled studio album. The song became his third and final Number One hit in early 2005, holding the position for two weeks.

1 Content
2 Critical reception
3 Chart performance
4 Succession
5 References

Content

"Awful, Beautiful Life" is an up-tempo featuring accompaniment from electric guitar. Its lyric describes the events of a Sunday in the narrator's life. In the first verse, he reluctantly goes to church with his wife, after having been out with his friends the night before. They attend a cookout and converse with family members in the second verse, and later pray for a cousin who is fighting in Iraq. Finally, he lays in bed at night and thinks about his day. The narrator summarizes each event by saying that he "love[s] this crazy, tragic / Sometimes almost magic / Awful, beautiful life."

Critical reception

People magazine noted that "the country singer exhibits an insightful awareness of life's vagaries" on the song, and designated it as the album's recommended download.^[1]

Chart performance

"Awful, Beautiful Life" debuted at #56 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated July 10, 2004. It reached #1 on the chart dated January 22, 2005.

Chart (2004-2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	30
Canadian Country Singles Chart	8

Succession

Preceded by "Some Beach" by Blake Shelton	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single January 22-January 29, 2005	Succeeded by "Mud on the Tires" by Brad Paisley

References

^ R. N. (November 29, 2004), "Darryl Worley (Music)". People. 62 (22):49

v • d • e Darryl Worley

Studio albums	Hard Rain Don't Last · I Miss My Friend · Have You Forgotten? · Darryl Worley · Here and Now · Sounds Like Life

Top 40 singles	"When You Need My Love" · "A Good Day to Run" · "Second Wind" · "I Miss My Friend" · "Family Tree" · "Have You Forgotten?" · "Tennessee River Run" · "Awful, Beautiful Life" · "If Something Should Happen" · "Nothin' but a Love Thang" · "I Just Came Back from a War" · "Sounds Like Life to Me"