Every man has to come to a crossroad somewhere along the way.
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Johnny Cash came to his crossroad in a place called Nickajack Cave.
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Little white pills and whiskey
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Honky tonks and smoke
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One night stands with his country band
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Had him strung out on the ropes
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Well, he cried out to Jesus
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He said, "Jesus, I think I'm too lost to save."
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He already had one foot inside the grave
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As he stepped into the mouth of Nickajack Cave
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Everything was darkness
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Wasn't no light at all
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Just the cold dank air and the pitch black dirt
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And the spiders on the walls
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Well, he laid down beneath a ledge
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And curled up there to meet his judgement day
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The shivering came upon him wave by wave
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Well, he could feel the breath of death in Nickajack Cave
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Then high above him shone a light
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He never would forget
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Then he heard a voice say, "Johnny Cash,
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I aint through with you yet.
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Get up, I aint through with you yet.
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I aint through with you get Johnny Cash,
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Get up."
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Then he crawled out from beneath that ledge
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And felt a gentle breeze
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Tears and dirt smeared on his face
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As peaceful as could be
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Well, he knelt down upon the ground
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Raised his eyes up to the light and prayed
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He said, "Lord, I'll be your servant from this day."
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That's how he became "The Man In Black" in Nickajack Cave
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That's how he became "The Man In Black" in Nickajack Cave
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Get up Johnny Cash, I aint through with you yet
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Get up
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Nickajack Cave (Johnny Cash's Redemption)
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Gary Allan |