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Living Legend Lyrics by The Highwaymen

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[Willie Nelson]
Was it bitter then
With our backs against the wall?
[Kris Kristofferson]
Were we better men
Than we'd ever been before?
[Willie Nelson]
Say, if she came again today
Would you still answer to the call?
[Kris Kristofferson]
Tell the truth my friend
Don't it matter anymore?
[Willie Nelson]
We were simple men
By her side when she was born
[Kris Kristofferson, spoken]
Talkin' about the dream
[Johnny Cash]
It was simple then
Like the freedom when you fall
And we were smaller then you see
But soon we gathered like a storm
They don't understand
What that thunder meant at all
[Instrumental break]
[Willie Nelson]
Was he crucified
Was he done in by the law?
[Kris Kristofferson]
Are you satisfied
That he'll never ride again?
[Waylon Jennings]
Some people say he got away
They say he never died at all
[Johnny Cash]
If that story's true
Does it bother you my friend?
[Kris Kristofferson]
Was it bitter then
With our backs against the wall?
Spoken
Say, two thousand years ago
[Willie Nelson]
Were we better men
Than we'd ever been before?
Spoken
Or two hundred years ago
[Kris Kristofferson]
Say, if she came again today
Would you still answer to the call?
[Johnny Cash, spoken]
Or tomorrow
[Kris Kristofferson]
Tell the truth my friend
Don't it matter anymore?
Credits
The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen

About “Living Legend” by The Highwaymen

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"Living Legend" appears on "Highwayman 2".

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