In My Next Life — текст песни (Merle Haggard)

The Blood Red Sun Beat Down And Baked The Red Clay Ground
Dust Kicked Up Around His John Deere Wheels
No Trace Of Rain In Sight A-gain He`ll Lose The Fight
And Have To Watch His Crops Die In The Fields

They Stood There Both In Tears --- His Wife Of Many Years
Said John You Know I Hate To Lose Our Farm
He Looked Into Her Eyes Then Looked Up At The Skies
And Told Her As He Held Her In His Arms

In My Next Life I Want To Be Your Hero
Somethin` Better Than I Turned Out To Be
I`ve Lived This Life Behind The Plough And Harrow
In My Next Life I`ll Make You Proud Of Me

The Muscles In His Arms Just Like His Run Down Farm
Soon Withered And Slowly Disap-peared
One Hard Workin` Man --- Two Hard Workin` Hands
Were Givin` Up After All These Years

His Aging Eyes Grew Dim And The Lady That Worshipped Him
Sat Cryin` On A Chair Beside His Bed
Her Hands Caressed His Brow And She Said It`s Alright Now
And As He Slowly Slipped Away He Said

In My Next Life I Want To Be Your Hero
Somethin` Better Than I Turned Out To Be
I`ve Lived This Life Behind The Plough And Harrow
In My Next Life I`ll Make You Proud Of Me

In My Next Life I Want To Be Your Hero
Somethin` Better Than I Turned Out To Be
I`ve Lived This Life Behind The Plough And Harrow
In My Next Life I`ll Make You Proud Of Me

In My Next Life I`ll Make You Proud Of Me