[Jennings:]
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You'd've thought a king had died,
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The way those people cried,
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Instead of one more broken entertainer.
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[Kristofferson:]
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It struck those in his trade,
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He could-a had it made,
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If he'd only been a little saner.
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[Jennings:]
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They traveled far to see him.
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Oh, the humble and the high.
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They said goodbye as if he were a friend.
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[All:]
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Now somewhere he is smilin',
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On those who idolize him.
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But would they not recognize him,
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If he came back again?
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[Nelson:]
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He was born of modest means,
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And had outrageous dreams.
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They never let him rest till he fullfilled them.
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[Cash:]
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While he rode that train of song,
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His devils tagged along.
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The whiskey and the pills just couldn't kill him.
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[Nelson:]
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He didn't mean to be a rebel.
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[Cash:]
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No the real ones never do.
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[Nelson:]
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They are born apart from ordinary men.
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[All:]
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And somewhere he is smilin',
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On those who sanctify him.
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But would they not recognize him,
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If he came back again?
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[Jennings:]
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But it's an old, familiar story.
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[Kristofferson:]
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But it's a damn shame nonetheless.
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[Nelson:]
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They don't forgive his kind,
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[Cash:]
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Until they lay them down to rest.
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[All:]
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And somewhere he is smilin',
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On those who idolize him.
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But would they not recognize him,
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If he came back again?
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If he came back again?
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Cash attempts to sing the last line again and that seems to be wrong and very funny to everyone.
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If He Came Back Again
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| The Highwaymen |
