JOHNNY CASH

When Johnny sang at Folsom ,  bared the grace he had

Aware that he'd been blessed, and was giving something back

Compelled by,  what some can't understand

Empathy

For the plight of man

He'd walked up a fractured road

He'd come to know too well

And through the gift of music

Johnny shared himself

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Working in the fields of cotton

Oppression and death

Living through the great depression

All that he had left

Was a fractured road

And the talents he possessed

Was an uphill path 

For Johnny Cash

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Well,  John was liberated, from his own walk through hell

After years of sharing, all he could about himself

Compelled by, what some can't understand

Compassion

For his fellow man

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

The Good Lord and  the Carters , never left the man alone

filled the cracks with love, on that road he'd traveled on

Had the same influence in their bones....

It was music

Genius don't desert their own...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Working in the fields of cotton

Oppression and death

Living through the great depression

All that he had left

Was a fractured road

And the talents he possessed

Was an uphill path 

For Johnny Cash

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~~~*Finale*~~~
His second half of life
He had June and the kids
Some folks don't deserve it
Oh, but John sure did...
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Teresa Lynn Johnson

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