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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Ray Charles
Vocals
Hershel Wiginton
Background Vocals
Judy Rodman
Background Vocals
Louis Nunley
Background Vocals
Billy Sanford
Acoustic Guitar
Dale Sellers
Acoustic Guitar
Pete Bordonali
Electric Guitar
Pete Drake
Steel Guitar
Terry McMillan
Harmonica
Kenneth Malone
Drums
Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Keyboards
The "A" Strings
Strings
Henry Strzelecki
Bass
Bill McElhiney
Conductor
Wendy A. Suits
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Troy Seals
Songwriter
Paul Kennerley
Songwriter
Bill McElhiney
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ray Charles
Engineer
Billy Sherrill
Producer
Bobby Arnold
Assistant Engineer
Ed Hudson
Assistant Engineer
Ernie Winfrey
Engineer
Larry Greenhill
Engineer
M.C. Rather
Mastering Engineer
Ron "Snake" Reynolds
Engineer
Lyrics
I've had fame and fortune
Women come knock on my door
I've lived to the limit
Maybe a little bit more
There are so many stories
About how I got out of control
Some say it's a woman
Some say it's my troubled soul
I'm like a crazy old soldier
Fighting a war on my own
Just me and the whiskey
And the bottles are ten thousand strong
You'd think I'd give up
As many times as I've been hit
But like a crazy old soldier
I just don't know when to quit
Bar rooms and bedrooms
Are just faces and places and names
Once for the pleasure
And Lord knows once for the pain
I've tried to forget her
And all of the things that we've done
But as long as there are memories
I'll never hang up my gun
I'm like a crazy old soldier
Fighting a war on my own
Just me and the whiskey
And the bottles are ten thousand strong
You'd think, I'd give up
As many times as I've been hit
But like a crazy old soldier
I just don't know when to quit
Like a crazy old soldier
I just don't know when to quit
Writer(s): Paul Kennerley, Troy J. Seals
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