American remains

(Johnny Cash)
I am a shotgun rider,
For the San Jacinto line,
The desert is my brother,
My skin is cracked and dry.
I was ridin on a folk coach
And everything was fine,
Till we took a shorter road
To save some time.
The bandits only fired once,
They shot me in the chest.
They may have wounded me but,
Theyll never get the best
Of better men.
Cause Ill ride again.
(Waylon Jennings)
I am a river gambler,
I make a livin dealin cards.
My clothes are smooth and honest,
My heart is cold and hard.
I was shufflin for some delta boys,
On a boat for New Orleans,
I was the greatest shark theyd ever seen.
But the captain bumped a sandbar,
And an ace fell from my sleeve.
They threw me overboard,
As I swore I didnt cheat.
But I could swim.
And Ill ride again.
(All 4:)
We are heroes of the homeland, American remains.
We live in many faces and answer many names.
We will not be forgotten, we wont be left behind.
Our memories live on in mortal minds
And poets pens.
Well ride again.
(Willie Nelson)
I am a mid- west farmer,
I make a livin off the land,
I ride a John Deere tractor,
Im a liberated man.
But the rain it hasnt fallen,
Since the middle of July ,
And if it dont come soon my crops will die.
The bank man says he likes me,
But theres nothin he can do.
He tells me that hes comin,
But the clouds are comin too.
He aint myfriend.
And Ill ride again.
(Kris Kristofferson)
I am an American Indian,
My tribe is Cherokee.
My forefathers loved this land.
They left it here for me.
But the white man came with boats,
And trains and dirty factories,
An poisened my existence with his deeds.
Nature is our mother,
We are sucklins at her breast.
And he who tries to beat her down,
Will lose her to the rest.
Theyll never win.
Ill ride again.
(All 4:)
We are heroes of the homeland, American remains.
We live in many faces and answer many names.
We will not be forgotten, we wont be left behind.
Our memories live on in mortal minds and poets pens .
Well ride again.