Tougher Than Leather-Willie Nelson

[00:02.050] [00:05.980]He was Tougher Than Leather [00:08.110] [00:09.100]And he didn＇t care whether [00:11.850]The sun shined or not [00:13.240] [00:17.690]When a young kid from Cow Town [00:19.510] [00:21.130]Wanted a showdown [00:21.880] [00:23.250]And he was careless or just maybe forgot [00:26.980] [00:29.350]But he died in the gunfight [00:31.110] [00:32.360]Blinded by sunlight: [00:33.860] [00:35.040]Never draw when you＇re facin＇ the sun [00:37.850] [00:40.540]And old Tougher Than Leather [00:42.360] [00:43.800]Just carved one more notch on his gun [00:46.660] [00:49.810]And when he turned to go [00:53.200] [00:55.390]The beautiful maiden knelt down [00:58.710] [00:59.470]Where her dead sweetheart lay [01:01.840] [01:05.180]And on his breast placed a rose [01:07.610] [01:09.320]While the townspeople stared in dismay [01:13.520] [01:18.220]And old Tougher Than Leather [01:19.850] [01:21.530]Should＇ve known better [01:22.720] [01:24.210]But he picked up the rose in his hand [01:27.020] [01:29.900]And the townspeople froze [01:31.330] [01:32.160]When his hands crushed the rose [01:34.340] [01:35.720]And the rose petals fell in the sand [01:38.900] [01:43.890]And old Tougher Than Leather [01:45.710] [01:46.820]Was a full-time go-getter [01:48.610] [01:49.800]The grass never grew beneath his feet [01:52.790] [01:54.980]From one town to another [01:58.090]He would ride like the wind [02:00.090] [02:01.340]But his mind kept going back to the street [02:04.290] [02:06.980]Where a young cowboy died [02:08.720] [02:09.910]And a young maiden cried [02:11.660] [02:12.780]And rose petals fell in the sand [02:15.900] [02:18.200]And his heart had been softened [02:20.900]By the beautiful maid [02:23.090] [02:24.270]And he knew he must see her again [02:27.830] [02:32.460]Well he went back to the town [02:34.330] [02:35.640]Where it all had come down [02:37.470] [02:38.410]And he searched but his search was in vain [02:41.400] [02:44.160]He had wanted to find her [02:46.910]And say he was sorry [02:48.860] [02:49.990]For causing her heart so much pain [02:53.240] [02:55.750]But one night he died [02:57.380] [02:58.510]From a poison inside [03:00.120] [03:01.370]Brought on by the wrong he had done [03:04.680] [03:06.800]And old Tougher Than Leather [03:08.930] [03:09.490]Had carved his last notch on his gun [03:13.360] [03:18.220]Well he was burried in Cow Town [03:20.220] [03:21.530]Along about sundown [03:22.790] [03:23.850]Lookin＇ good in his new store-bought clothes [03:27.470] [03:29.660]When the young maiden came over [03:31.840] [03:32.400]And knelt down beside him [03:34.460] [03:35.400]And on his lapel placed a rose [03:38.960] [03:41.950]There＇s a bird in the sky [03:44.130] [03:47.500]Flying high flying high [03:51.070] [03:53.650]To a place from a place [03:55.540] [03:58.550]Changing skies changing skies