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If I Had My Way

from Hear Those Hammers Fall by Ben Haggard

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If I had my way
wouldn't tear no building down
just sit and watch the trains roll by
wondering where they're bound
times like these they can test a man
make him swim or drown
I'm just treading water
and listening for the sound

So sing me a song about outlaws
and the way life used to be
this old world keeps rollin on
but it ain't gonna bother me
find a cool green pasture
in the sandy hills I've known
lay down by the railroad track
let the whistle take me home

Grab me a guitar
and an empty bottle of wine
break off that old bottleneck
and I sure can make it whine
play you a song about my life
or just one on wasting time
things ain't what they once was
but the sun sure still does shine

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from Hear Those Hammers Fall, released May 7, 2013

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Ben Haggard Columbia, South Carolina

Born in Augusta, Georgia, Ben Haggard started his musical training early with lessons in piano and cello. It wasn't until several years later that he found a true passion for music, when a neighbor gave him a copy of Hendrix's Are You Experienced. His playing is influenced by the mixture of stylings that have their roots in the Southern states he grew up in, including blues, country, and soul ... more

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