The Way It Was In '51 (Tribute To Merle Haggard)
David Frizzel
3:35I've been running down the road of excess I've seen wisdom scattered by the trail And I have argued with success for so long I guess I have finally prevailed I've been caught up in some vicious circles Spinning like a kite without a tail And I have trusted all of my directions To the reckless wind that fills my sails It's a part of me no one controls Like a gamblers heart and a gypsies soul It's cost me dearly, it's taught me how to fail It's the reckless wind that fills my sails I have questioned all of my convictions In soup lines, alleyways, and jails And I have found that love has no restrictions It's the reckless wind that fills my sails It's a part of me no one controls Like a gamblers heart and a gypsies soul It's cost me dearly, it's taught me how to fail It's the reckless wind that fills my sails It's a part of me no one controls Like a gamblers heart and a gypsies soul It's cost me dearly, it's taught me how to fail It's the reckless wind that fills my sails