Listen to He Won't Ever Be Gone by Willie Nelson

He Won't Ever Be Gone

Willie Nelson

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Willie Nelson

Performer

Jim "Moose" Brown

Jim "Moose" Brown

Performer

Bobby Terry

Performer

James Mitchell

Electric Guitar

Barry Bales

Bass

Lonnie Wilson

Drums

Mickey Raphael

Harmonica

Ben Haggard

Electric Guitar

Melonie Cannon

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Gary Nicholson

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Buddy Cannon

Producer

Tony Castle

Recording Engineer

Steve Chadie

Engineer

Jake Burns

Assistant Engineer

Charlie Kramsky

Charlie Kramsky

Assistant Engineer

Jason Mott

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Got the news this morning

It would be a tough day

Some are so much larger than life

I can't believe they could pass away

When it comes to country music he's the world

And it wouldn't be all it is without Merle

[Verse 2]

And he won't ever be gone

His songs live on

A fugitive and a brand new man

Mama tried to understand

Left us a lifetime of songs

And he won't ever be gone

[Verse 3]

We were friends right from the start

And we shared some high times

I would sing some songs he wrote

And he would sing a few of my own

Music made us brother's till the end

But not a day goes by that I don't miss him

[Verse 4]

He won't ever be gone

His songs live on

Rambling fever and the way I am

Blue collar blues for the working man

We'll be singing it back home from now on

And he won't ever be gone

[Verse 5]

He won't ever be gone

His songs live on

A fugitive and a brand new man

Mama tried to understand

Left us a lifetime of songs

He won't ever be gone

We'll be singing it back home from now on

He won't ever be gone

Written by: Gary Nicholson

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