The Highwaymen - American Remains (Lyrics)

🎧 The Highwaymen - American Remains (Lyrics) ⏬ Download / Stream: https://open.spotify.com/track/4REjaH... 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new uploads! 🤠 The Highwaymen https://open.spotify.com/artist/6e7Qp... 🎤 Lyrics: The Highwaymen - American Remains [Verse 1] I am a shotgun rider For the San Jacinto line The desert is my brother My skin is cracked and dry I was riding 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 They'll never get the best Of better men Cause I'll ride again [Verse 2] I am a river gambler I make a living dealing cards My clothes are smooth and honest My heart is cold and hard I was shuffling for some delta boys On a boat for New Orleans I was the greatest shark they'd ever seen But the captain bumped a sandbar And an ace fell from my sleeve They threw me overboard As I swore I didn't cheat But I could swim And I'll ride again [Chorus] We are heroes of the homeland, American remains We live in many faces and answer many names We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind Our memories live on in mortal minds And poets pens We'll ride again [Verse 3] I am a mid-west farmer I make a living off the land I ride a John Deere tractor I'm a liberated man But the rain it hasn't fallen Since the middle of July And if it don't come soon my crops will die The bank man says he likes me But there's nothing he can do He tells me that he's coming But the clouds are coming too He ain't my friend And I'll ride again [Verse 4] 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' poisoned my existence with his deeds Nature is our mother We are sucklings at her breast And he who tries to beat her down Will lose her to the rest They'll never win I'll ride again [Chorus] Tags American Remains,American Remains Lyrics,Lyrics American Remains,The Highwaymen,The Highwaymen American Remains,American Remains The Highwaymen,The Highwaymen American Remains Lyrics,Lyrics The Highwaymen American Remains,The Highwaymen Lyrics,The Highwaymen Lyrics American Remains,American Remains Lyrics The Highwaymen,Lyrics American Remains The Highwaymen,American Remains The Highwaymen Lyrics,country,country music,old country music #TheHighwaymen #AmericanRemains #lyrics #countryuniverse