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Without a Song

Willie Nelson
Track 44 on Revolutions of Time... The Journey 1975-1993 

Producer

Booker T. Jones
Oct. 19831 viewer

Without a Song Lyrics

[Verse]
Without a song, the day would never end
Without a song, the road would never bend
When things go wrong, a man ain't got a friend
Without a song!
That field of corn, would never see a plough
That field of corn, would be deserted now
A young one's born, but he's no good no how
Without a song!

[Pre-Chorus]
I got my trouble and woe, but sure as I know
The Jordan will roll (Roll you river Jordan!)
I'll get along as long as a song is strung
In my soul!

[Chorus]
I'll never know what makes the rain to fall
I'll never know what makes the grass so tall
I only know there ain't no love at all
Without a song!

[Instrumental]

[Pre-Chorus]
I got my trouble and woe, but sure as I know
The Jordan will roll (Roll you river Jordan!)
I'll get along as long as a song is strung
In my soul!
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[Chorus]
I'll never know what makes the rain to fall
I'll never know what makes the grass so tall
I only know there ain't no love at all
Without a song!

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Revolutions of Time... The Journey 1975-1993 (1995)
  1. 1.
    Time of the Preacher
  2. 2.
    Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
  3. 3.
    If You’ve Got the Money (I’ve Got the Time)
  4. 4.
    Uncloudy Day
  5. 5.
    Always Late (With Your Kisses)
  6. 6.
    Georgia on My Mind
  7. 7.
    Blue Skies
  8. 8.
    Whiskey River
  9. 9.
    Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)
  10. 10.
    Mr. Record Man
  11. 11.
    Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do)
  12. 12.
    Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (Live 1978)
  13. 13.
    My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
  14. 14.
    It’s Not Supposed to Be That Way
  15. 15.
    On the Road Again
  16. 16.
    Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
  17. 17.
    Mona Lisa
  18. 18.
    Always on My Mind
  19. 19.
    Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
  20. 20.
    The Party’s Over
  21. 21.
    Summertime
  22. 22.
    Faded Love
  23. 23.
    Night Life
  24. 24.
    Pancho and Lefty
  25. 25.
    Old Friends
  26. 26.
    In the Jailhouse Now
  27. 27.
    Everything Is Beautiful (In It’s Own Way)
  28. 28.
    Take It to the Limit
  29. 29.
    To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before
  30. 30.
    How Do You Feel About Foolin’ Around
  31. 31.
    Seven Spanish Angels
  32. 32.
    Hello Walls
  33. 33.
    I’m Movin’ On
  34. 34.
    Highwayman
  35. 35.
    Slow Movin’ Outlaw
  36. 36.
    Are There Any More Real Cowboys
  37. 37.
    They All Went to Mexico
  38. 38.
    Half A Man (1985)
  39. 39.
    Texas on a Saturday Night
  40. 40.
    Heartland
  41. 41.
    Nobody Slides, My Friend
  42. 42.
    Little Old Fashioned Karma
  43. 43.
    Harbor Lights
  44. 44.
    Without a Song
  45. 45.
    Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues
  46. 46.
    City of New Orleans
  47. 47.
    Who’ll Buy My Memories
  48. 48.
    Write Your Own Songs
  49. 49.
    Forgiving You Was Easy
  50. 50.
    Me and Paul
  51. 51.
    When I Dream
  52. 52.
    My Own Peculiar Way
  53. 53.
    Living in the Promiseland
  54. 54.
    There Is No Easy Way (But There Is a Way)
  55. 55.
    Ole Buttermilk Sky
  56. 56.
    A Horse Called Music
  57. 57.
    Nothing I Can Do About It Now
  58. 58.
    Is the Better Part Over
  59. 59.
    Ain’t Necessarily So
  60. 60.
    Still Is Still Moving to Me
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Released in
October 1983
Tags
CountryRock
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