The Highwaymen — Welfare Line

[Willie Nelson] Well, now boys, I've been to Bethlehem Rode there on a big steam train Lost two fingers in the steel mills And I ain't goin' back again [Johnny Cash] I fought for my country Lord knows, I did my best Crawlin' 'cross some foreign field They pinned a ribbon to my chest [All] So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times Night rollin' in, it's cold as sin, here on the welfare line [Willie Nelson] Served on the Georgia Road Gang Couldn't pay the debts I owe 'Cause I'm not made of silver And I ain't never seen no gold [Johnny Cash] I still remember Rachael Soft as a velvet gown They laid her in the pauper's grave On the other side of town [All] So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times Night rollin' in, it's cold as sin, here on the welfare line [Waylon Jennings] I know some folks are born of money You know I wish them well If the devil would ever want my soul I swear I'd never sell [All] So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times Night rollin' in, it's cold as sin, here on the welfare line Pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times Night rollin' in, it's cold as sin, here on the welfare line