Songwriters: Cook, Don; Jarvis, John Barlow
Artists: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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The wind blows hard across the Texas plains
Makes some people go insane
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While others quietly pray for rain
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That's where we came from
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Two boys playin' in the burnin' sun
One with books, one with guns
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Mama calls, but just one comes
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The other one runs
[Chorus]
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In the christian sense of wrong and right
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We were born and raised in black and white
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One learned to pray, one learned to fight
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We were born and raised in the black and white
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We were born and raised in black and white
[Verse 2]
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Brother took to the gospel road
Spent his whole life savin' souls
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When he looked at me, his blood ran cold
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He didn't even try
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I had no dreams, I had no plans
But a gun felt good in my right hand
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The warden asked, "How come you killed that man"
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I said, "I don't know why"
[Chorus]
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"Welcome home," said the hot moonlight
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We were born and raised in black and white
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One lives to pray, one prays for life
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We were born and raised in black and white
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We were born and raised in black and white
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Someone handed me a cigarette
They offered me my last request
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I asked my mortal soul be blessed
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By someone close to me
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He came to me with trembling hands
He swore he'd never understand
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I said, "It's just what life had planned"
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It's destiny
[Chorus]
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Don't waste your tears on me tonight
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We were born and raised in black and white
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I chose the dark, you chased the light
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We were born and raised in black and white
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We were born and raised in black and white
[Verse 4]
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Wind blows hard across the Texas plains
Makes some people go insane
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While others quietly pray for rain
[Outro]
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