Key: A minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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When I was but a young man,
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wild and full of fire
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A youth within my teens but
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full of challenge and desire
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I ran away from home and left
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my mother and my dad
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It grieved them so to think that
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their only son was bad
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I fell in with an outlaw band their names
were known quite well
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How many times we'd robbed and
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plundered I could never tell
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This kind of sinful living will lead only to a fall
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I learned that much and more
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the night I heard my Master call
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One night we rustled cattle
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A thousand head or so
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And led them down the trail
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that leads to Mexico
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When a norther started blowing,
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and lightning flashed above
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I thought someone was calling me,
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thought I heard a shout
At that moment lightning struck
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not twenty yards from me
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And left there was a giant cross
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where once there was a tree
This time I heard a voice,
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a voice so sweet and plain
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A voice that came from everywhere
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A voice that called my name
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So frightened I was thinking of
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the sinful deeds I'd done
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I failed to see the thousand
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head of cattle start to run
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The cattle they stampeded and
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were running all around
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My pony ran but stumbled
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and threw me to the ground
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I felt the end was nearing,
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that death would be the price
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When a mighty bolt of lightning
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showed the face of Jesus Christ.
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I cried "oh Lord forgive me, don't let it happen now,
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I want to live for you along, God these words I vow."
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My wicked life unfolded and I thought of wasted years when an
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other bolt of lightning killed a hundred head of steers.
The others rushed on by me,
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and I was left to live.
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The master had a reason life
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was his to take or give.
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A miracle performed that night I
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was n't meant to die.
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The dead ones formed a barricade
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least six or seven high
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Right behind it there was I afraid
but safe and sound
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I cried and begged for mercy,
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kneeling there upon the ground.
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A pardon I was granted,
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and my sinful soul set free
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No more to fear the angry waves
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upon life's stormy sea
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Forgiven by the love of God,
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a love that will remain
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I gave my life and soul the night
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the savior called my name
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I gave my life and soul the night
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the savior called my name
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