Born & Raised In Black And White

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INTRO 



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The wind blows hard across the Texas plains, 

Makes some people go insane. 
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While others quietly pray for rain, 
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That's where we came from. 



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Two boys playing in the burning sun, 

One with books and one with guns. 
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Mama calls but just one comes, 
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The other one runs. 



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With a Christian sense of wrong and right, 
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We were born and raised in black and white. 
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One learned to pray, one loved to fight, 
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We were born and raised in black and white. 



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My brother took to the gospel road, 

Spent his whole life saving souls. 
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Well he looked at me and his blood ran cold, 
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He didn't even try. 



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I had no dreams and I had no plans, 

But a gun felt good in my right hand. 
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Warden said 'How come you killed that man?' 
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I said 'I don't know why'. 



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Welcome home said the hot moonlight, 
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We were born and raised in black and white. 
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One lives to pray, one waits to die, 
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We were born and raised in black and white. 
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We were born and raised in black and white. 



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INSTRUMENTAL 



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Someone handed me a cigarette, 

They offered me my last request. 
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I asked my mortal soul be blessed, 
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By someone close to me. 



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I came to him with trembling hands, 

I swore I'd never understand. 
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He said its just what life had planned, 
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It's destiny. 



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So don't waste your tears on me tonight, 
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We were born and raised in black and white. 
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You chose the dark, I chase the light, 
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We were born and raised in black and white. 
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We were born and raised in black and white. 



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The wind blows hard across the Texas plains, 

Makes some people go insane. 
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While others quietly pray for rain...