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Songs of the Free People: Same Old Train


We’ll go on forever, and here’s your solid proof
As long as there’s a world we’ve gotta sing
Those folks the truth

[Clint Black]
Well I got on in Bristol, by the old Virginia line
With a suitcase full of dreams
And a brand new spendin’ dime

[Pam Tillis]
I had a bouquet of music, wrapped in pretty words
Singin’ songs sent down from Heaven
On the wings of a speckled bird
Wings of a speckled bird

[Randy Travis]
I heard a guitar and a fiddle, banjo, and mandolin
An old man opened up the door and told me, “come on in”

[Marty Stuart]
He took my ticket, then he told me
Bring what it is you do
‘Cause that’s how you’ll be remembered
When your travelin’ days are through
When your travelin’ days are through

[All]
They came from the hills and mountains
The valleys and the plains
Some were kind and gentle
And some too wild to tame

[Emmylou Harris]
A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine
It’s the same old train, it’s just a different time
Just a different time

[Merle Haggard]
We sung songs in war, we sung songs in peace
We traveled in abundance and we traveled on relief

[Travis Tritt]
From the outer gates of Heaven to hell fire’s burnin’ door
It don’t matter where you take it
‘Cause it’s been there before
It’s been there before

[All]
They came from the hills and mountains
The valleys and the plains
Some were kind and gentle
And some too wild to tame

[Merle Haggard]
A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine

[All]
It’s the same old train, it’s just a different time
Just a different time

[Ricky Skaggs & Patty Loveless]
Now like a precious treasure, that’s immeasurable in worth
We stand before a new wave, proud children of the earth

[Joe Diffie]
We’ll go on forever, and here’s your solid proof
As long as there’s a world we’ve gotta sing
Those folks the truth
Sing those folks the truth

[Dwight Yoakam]
They came from the neon cities
The suburbs and the towns
From Bakersfield to Baltimore
It’s sacred holy ground

[All]
A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine
It’s the same old train, it’s just a different time
Just a different time
Just a different time
Just a different time

[Instrumental break – Scruggs & Krauss play banjo & fiddle]

[Merle Haggard]
It’s the same old train, it’s just a different time
Same old train, just a different time

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  • James ONeil November 1, 2020, 1:39 PM

    Great Sunday sermon.

  • rabbit tobacco November 1, 2020, 3:40 PM
  • James November 1, 2020, 8:49 PM

    “Scruggs & Krauss play banjo & fiddle”

    Funny looking banjo heh.

    Fantastic tune – thanks. I only have a single radio station where I’m located, that doesn’t play the new pop-country garbage.

  • Steve in Greensboro November 2, 2020, 3:39 AM

    James has it exactly right. “Contemporary Country” is a plague, as the Geezinslaws sang, “You Call it Country (I call it bad rock & roll)”.

    For those not as lucky as James to have a classic country music station, try 96.3 The Possum WPWT (link below). While typing this, they played “One Piece At A Time” by Johnny Cash, “God Bless Texas” by Little Texas and “Family Tradition” by Hank Jr.

    http://listen.streamon.fm/wpwt

  • John Graves November 2, 2020, 4:40 AM

    The Birthplace of Country Music museum is located in Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia. Come on by for a visit and enjoy our little jewel of a town.
    https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/

  • George Plant November 5, 2020, 12:16 PM

    Thanks for posting this video, Gerard; I need all the encouragement I can get!
    Since you liked THIS one, you might also enjoy this:
    Mandolin Orange – The Wolves ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WdyyOR8Ug8 )