HEROES AND FRIENDS Written by: Barry P. Foley © 20 February 2012
Chorus My heroes are with me every night Up here on the stage Johnny & Waylon are off to my right They still inspire me today
Merle and Willie’s are still on this earth Their greatness beyond compare My heroes and friends get me through the night When no one out there really cares
I was just 14 back in ’68 A jukebox in an old pool hall Sing Me Back Home played over and again Shivered my spine, I recall
Johnny was riding a number one He made in the Folsom [4] pen I knew I had to sing those songs That’s where my heroes began
In a honky-tonk bar, there was the star He played Waylon ten times a night I fell in love with that back beat rhythm Played it till I got it right
Then the Red Headed Stranger was crying in the rain So simple, I was amazed to find That Waylon and Willie were now on my list Of heroes that were friends of mine
Repeat Chorus
TAG: My heroes and friends get me through the night When no one out there really cares
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