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Performed by Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, |
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Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, Earl Scruggs, |
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Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt and Dwight Yoakam |
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From the compilation CD "Tribute To Tradition" |
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(Clint Black) |
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Well I got on in Bristol, by the old Virgina line |
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With a suitcase full of dreams, |
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And a brand new spendin' dime |
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(Pam Tillis) |
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I had a full bouquet of music, wrapped in pretty words |
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Singin' songs sent down from heaven, |
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On the wings of a speckled bird |
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Wings of a speckled bird |
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(Randy Travis) |
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I heard a guitar and a fiddle, banjo and mandolin |
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An old man opened up the door and told me "come on in" |
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(Marty Stuart) |
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He took my ticket, then he told me, |
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Bring what it is you do |
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'Cause that's how you'll be remembered |
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When you're travelin' days are through |
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When you're travelin' days are through |
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(All) |
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They came from the hills and mountains, |
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The valleys and the plains |
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Some were kind and gentle, |
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And some too wild to tame |
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(Emmylou Harris) |
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A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine |
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It's the same old train, it's just a different time |
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Just a different time |
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(Merle Haggard) |
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We sung songs in war, we sung songs in peace |
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We traveled in abundance and we traveled on relief |
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(Travis Tritt) |
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From the outer gates of heaven, to hell fire's burnin' door |
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It don't matter where you take it, |
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'Cause it's been there before |
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It's been there before |
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(All) |
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They came from the hills and mountains, |
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The valleys and the plains |
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Some were kind and gentle, |
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And some too wild to tame |
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(Merle Haggard) |
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A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine |
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(All) |
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It's the same old train, it's just a different time |
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Just a different time |
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(Ricky Skaggs/Patty Loveless) |
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Now like a precious treasure, that's immeasurable in worth |
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We stand before a new wave, proud children of the earth |
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(Joe Diffie) |
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We'll go on forever, and here's your solid proof |
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As long as there's a world we've gotta sing |
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Those folks the truth |
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Sing those folks the truth |
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(Dwight Yoakam) |
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They came from the neon cities, |
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The suburbs and the towns |
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From Bakersfield to Baltimore, |
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It's sacred holy ground |
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(All) |
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A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine |
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It's the same old train, it's just a different time |
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Just a different time |
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Just a different time |
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Just a different time |
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Scruggs, Krauss play banjo and fiddle interlude) |
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(Merle Haggard) |
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It's the same old train, it's just a different time |
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Same old train, just a different time |
