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Willie Nelson |
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Moment Of Forever |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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[Originally by Bob Dylan] |
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You may be an ambassador to England or France |
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You may like to gamble, you might like to dance |
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You may be the heavyweight champion of the world |
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You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls. |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed |
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, |
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It may be the devil or it may be the Lord |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody. |
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Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage |
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Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage |
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You may be a business man or some high degree thief |
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They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief. |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed |
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, |
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody. |
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You may be a state trooper, you might be an young turk |
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You may be the head of some big TV network |
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You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame |
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You may be living in another country under another name. |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes |
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, |
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody. |
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You may be a construction worker working on a home |
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You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome |
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You might own guns and you might even own tanks |
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You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks. |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes |
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, |
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody. |
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You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride |
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You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side |
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You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair |
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You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir. |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes |
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, |
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody. |
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Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk |
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Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk |
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You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread |
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You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed. |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed |
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, |
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It may be the devil or it may be the Lord |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody. |
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You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy |
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You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy |
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You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray |
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You may call me anything but no matter what you say. |
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed |
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, |
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord |
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody |
