Hanging tough through thick and thin Kicking up dust wherever we go Just some roughed up desperados I can see that you and me are gonna be friends To the end you and me are gonna be friends There's a moment in this journey that I gave up My boots just

Who am I, who am I Without you, without you? What are you running from? You're back for a minute and you're gone And I wanna know where it's coming from Where this is coming from And I wanna know what you're running from Hold me up to the light Tell me

As long as you're a black man, you're an African So don't care where you come from No mind your nationality You've got the identity of an African Don't care where you come from You have got the identity of an African 'Cause if you come from Clarendon

Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the heart does go on Once more you open the door Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you That is how I know you, go on Far across the distance And spaces between us You have come to show you, go on

Lord it's the same old tune, fiddle and guitar Where do we take it from here? Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars It's been the same way for years We need a change Somebody told me, when I came to Nashville "Son, you finally got it made" Old Hank made it

Anywhere the wind blows Rising from the ashes You never know (I might be there) Always been willing to outstare the darkness Dig the well deeper than it needs to go if I live long enough And I've been here before All I know for sure

Where have you gone, from me? The one that I loved endlessly. Does it have to be so cold in Ireland? Does it have to be so cold in Ireland, for me? Are they ready for me? Here is a story Of hope and of glory. He's eighteen years old And well I fell in

How high is the sky? How deep is the ocean? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie

Baby you're a dreamer You don't know what I need, yeah Now I know you got heart But come back from the stars 'Cause baby you're a dreamer And we all have a dream, yeah We can't live in the dark I can't see where you are Before the nightmare comes to play

Where do we go from here? God have mercy And should we really care? The end is finally here People have round shoulders from fairing heavy loads And the soldiers liberate them, laying mines along their roads Sorrow paid for valor is too much to recall Of