| The wind blows hard across the Texas plains makes some people go insane
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| While others quietly pray for rain that’s where we came from
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| Two boys playing in the burning sun one with books one with guns
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| Mama calls but just one comes the other one runs
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| With a Christian sense of wrong and right we were born and raised in black and
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| white
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| One learned to pray one loved to fight we were born and raised in black and
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| white
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| Brother took to the gospel road spent his whole life savin' souls
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| When he looked at me his blood ran cold he didn’t even try
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| I’ve had no dreams and I’ve had no plans but a gun felt good in my right hand
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| The warden asked how come you killed that man I said I don’t know why
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| Welcome home said the hot moonlight we were born and raised in black and white
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| One lives to pray one waits to die we were born and raised in black and white
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| We were born and raised in black and white
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| Someone handed me a cigarette they offered me my last request
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| I asked my mortal soul be blessed by someone close to me
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| He came to me with his trembling hands he swore he’d never understand
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| I said it’s just what life had planned it’s destiny
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| I chose the dark you chase the light we were born and raised in black and white
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| Don’t waste your tears on me tonight we were born and raised in black and white
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| The wind blows hard across the Texas plains makes some people go insane
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| We were born and raised in black and white
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| While others quietly pray for rain |