Recorded by Willie Nelson
Written by Eddie Setser and Troy Seals
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| He looked down into her brown eyes and said Say a prayer f | or me |
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| She threw her arms around him whispered God will keep us f | ree |
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| They could see the riders coming He said This is my last fi | ght |
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| If they take me back to Te | xas They won't ta | ke me back al | ive |
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| She reached down and picked the gun up That lay smoking in his h | and |
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| She said Father please forgive me I can't make it without my m | an |
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| And she knew the gun was empty And she knew she could not w | in |
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| But her final prayer was an | swered When the ri | fles fired ag | ain |
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D There were seven Spanish angels At the altar of the sun
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