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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Performer
George Strait
George Strait
Performer
Audley Freed
Audley Freed
Guitar
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Organ
Don Was
Don Was
Bass
Gabe Witcher
Gabe Witcher
Fiddle
Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz
Pedal Steel Guitar
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
Guitar
Mickey Raphael
Mickey Raphael
Harmonica
Terence Higgins
Terence Higgins
Drums
Tom Bukovac
Tom Bukovac
Guitar
Alfreda McCrary
Alfreda McCrary
Background Vocals
Ann McCrary
Ann McCrary
Background Vocals
Regina McCrary
Regina McCrary
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
Songwriter

Songteksten

[Verse 1]
Living on the road, my friend
Was gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron
And your breath is hard as kerosene
Weren't your mama's only boy
But her favorite one, it seems
But she began to cry when you said goodbye
And sank into your dream
[Verse 2]
Pancho was a bandit, boys
His horse was fast as polished steel
He wore his gun outside his pants
For all the honest world to feel
And Pancho met his match, you know
On the deserts down in Mexico
Nobody heard his dying words
But that's the way it goes
[Chorus]
All the Federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness, I suppose
[Verse 3]
Lefty, he can't sing the blues
All night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down south
Ended up in Lefty's mouth
The day they laid poor Pancho low
Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go
Ain't nobody know
[Chorus]
All the Federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness, I suppose
[Verse 4]
Poets tell how Pancho fell
And Lefty's living in a cheap hotel
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
So the story ends, we're told
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
Save a few for Lefty, too
He only did what he had to do
Now he's growing old
[Chorus]
All the Federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness, I suppose
[Outro]
Few gray-haired Federales say
"We coulda had him any day
We only let him go so long
Out of kindness, I suppose"
Written by: Townes Van Zandt

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