COWPIE Country Music Lyrics
highwaymen
born raised in black white
************** BORN AND RAISED IN BLACK AND WHITE **************
written by Don Cook and John Jarvis
performed by Waylon Jennings
Kris Kristofferson
Willie Nelson
Johnny Cash
Verse 1:
E
The wind blows hard across the Texas planes
Makes some people go insane
A
While others quietly pray for rain
E B
That's where we came from
Verse 2:
E
Two boys playing in the burning sun
One with books,one with guns
A
Mama calls but just one comes
E
The other one runs
Chorus:
A E
In a crystal sense of wrong and right
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
A E
One learned to pray,one loved to fight
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
Verse 3:
E
Brother took to the gospel road
Spent his whole live saving souls
A
When he looked at me his blood ran cold
E
He didn't even try
Verse 4:
E
I had no dreams,i had no plans
But a gun felt good in my right hand
A
The warden asked how come you killed that man
E
I said i don't know why
Chorus bis:
A E
Welcome home said the hot moonlight
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
A E
One lives to pray,one prays for life
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
Verse 5:
E
Someone handed me a cigarette
They offered me my last request
A
I asked my mortal soul be blessed
E B
By someone close to me
Verse 6:
E
He came to me with trembling hands
He swore he'd never understand
A
I said it's just what life had planned
E
It's destiny
Chorus ter:
A E
Don't waste your tears on me tonight
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
A E
I chose the dark,you chased the light
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
A B E
We were born and raised in black and white
Verse 1.
Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr
