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With or Without Lyrics by Tom Rhodes

With or Without

2014

[Verse 1]
Back on the old forty and some
We learned to work beneath the sun
You cleared that land to feed your home
You took what you need, Lord, you let the rest go

[Verse 2]
You caught on quick that you don’t get sick
That a dirty cold is gonna do you in
Poppa said "Live right, for you’ll sleep at night
And if you don’t child, the Devil’s gonna let you know

[Chorus]
Tomorrow's coming boy
Just as sure as you were born
Yeah, and a new day will rise
With or without you
With or without you, boy"

[Verse 3]
Made cloth and bread
From our own corn and thread, child, child
Made some shine but it won’t sell
The government man
Stayed off our land
Oh, and Poppa told the banker man
“Boy, go to hell”, he said

[Chorus]
"Tomorrow's coming boy
Just as sure as you were born
Yeah, and a new day will rise
With or without you
With or without you, Lord"

[Bridge]
And it won’t be no surprise to the world
If the sun comes up, and the morning shines
But you ain’t there to see
You ain’t there to see it, no boy

[Verse 4]
When Poppa’s heart gave out
He didn’t scream nor shout
He just sat back on his old wooden chair
He took a deep breath
And he smiled at death
Oh, and when the morning come around
We put him in the ground

[Chorus]
Tomorrow's coming boy
Just as sure as you were born
Yeah, and a new day will rise
With or without you
With or without you, Lord
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Tom Rhodes

Tom Rhodes

About “With or Without” by Tom Rhodes

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"With or Without" is credited to Tom Rhodes. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"With or Without" appears on "With or Without" in 2014.

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