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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
Performer
Les Ladd
Les Ladd
Remixer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Giles
Richard Giles
Composer
George Green
George Green
Composer
Michael Clark
Michael Clark
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ron Chancey
Ron Chancey
Producer
Les Ladd
Les Ladd
Studio Personnel

Lyrics

I dreamed I was dying in Texas
I closed my eyes and I sighed
Like a black and white movie I saw my days
Playing out before my eyes
I was crippled by a life of injustice
I was bent from walking into the wind
I pled guilty on the day of judgment
God just shook my hand and grinned
And He said
Come on in
You did the best that you could do
There's a little bit of right in every wrong
There's a little bit of Me in you
Sister I know that you're weary
You've been slaving in the sun all day
The burden of life in your belly
Sorrow in your heart of clay
Your husband was a man of passion
And passion stole your husband away
And your son gave his life for your freedom
But you feel like a prisoner anyway
Sister
I left my home and my family
Put my shoes in the dust of this land
Found a job and a woman
But nothing went the way I planned
I was ambushed by my own good intentions
Used up every dollar I earned
So I went back to the home of my father
Said your American son has returned
Dad, your American son has returned
He said
Written by: George Green, Michael Clark, Richard Giles

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