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Sam Brown
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Blues
Sam Brown was released on June 8, 1999 by Last call records as a part of the album Sam
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AlbumSam
Release DateJune 8, 1999
LabelLast call records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM151

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Calvin Russell
Calvin Russell
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Calvin Russell
Calvin Russell
Songwriter

Lyrics

Ol' Sam Brown was a lonesome convict
He came from a Red River town
And there ain't no two ways about it
It was Texas laws that shot Sam down
Ol' Sam Brown told me his story
It seems a bad check writer was he
Seven times down and seven times sorry
He had to spend his life under lock and key
I guess that some will say he was worthless
And that he got only what was fair
But I'm here to say right now ol' Sam was just one little person
Who got caught up in this life's great pull and tear
Ol' Sam Brown, he liked them outlaws
Billie the Kid, Frank and Jessie James
And I guess he read a thousand stories
Of the days when they roamed the plains
Tell me why didn't someone help him
To believe in himself some, too?
Hell no, they'd rather give a man about a hundred years
Just to prove they can be tougher than you
Now, ol' Sam Brown died on a Sunday morning
Layin' right there in that cement cell
With ragged convicts to mourn his passin'
And no loved ones to bid farewell
They used to tell him, "Sam, straighten up and fly right"
They used to tell him, "Sam, don't you stay out late at night"
And why can't you be like I am, Sam?
Will you ever see the light?
Written by: Calvin Russell
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