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The Highwomen – Highwomen (Live Performance)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Amanda Shires
Amanda Shires
Background Vocals
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Background Vocals
Dave Cobb
Dave Cobb
Acoustic Guitar
Tim Hanseroth
Tim Hanseroth
Acoustic Guitar
Maren Morris
Maren Morris
Background Vocals
Natalie Hemby
Natalie Hemby
Background Vocals
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Background Vocals
Yola
Yola
Background Vocals
Phil Hanseroth
Phil Hanseroth
Bass
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Electric Guitar
Peter Levin
Peter Levin
Keyboards
Chris Powell
Chris Powell
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Amanda Shires
Amanda Shires
Songwriter
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Songwriter
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Cobb
Dave Cobb
Producer
Daniel Bacigalupi
Daniel Bacigalupi
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Colin Lott
Colin Lott
Assistant Engineer
Gena Johnson
Gena Johnson
Assistant Engineer
Toby Hulbert
Toby Hulbert
Assistant Engineer
Brandon Bell
Brandon Bell
Engineer
Pete Lyman
Pete Lyman
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was a Highwoman
And a mother from my youth
For my children, I did what I had to do
My family left Honduras
When they killed the Sandinistas
We followed a coyote
Through the dust of Mexico
Every one of them except for me survived
And I am still alive
[Verse 2]
I was a healer
I was gifted as a girl
I laid hands upon the world
Someone saw me sleeping
Naked in the noon sun
I heard "witchcraft" in the whispers
And I knew my time had come
The bastards hung me at the Salem gallows hill
But I am living still
[Verse 3]
I was a freedom rider
When we thought the South had won
Virginia in the spring of '61
I sat down on the Greyhound
That was bound for Mississippi
My mother asked me
If that ride was worth my life
And when the shots rang out, I never heard the sound
But I am still around
[Verse 4]
And I'll take that ride again
And again, and again
And again, and again
[Verse 5]
I was a preacher
My heart broke for all the world
But teaching was unrighteous for a girl
In the summer, I was baptized
In the mighty Colorado
In the winter, I heard the hounds
And I knew I had been found
And in my Savior's name, I laid my weapons down
But I am still around
[Verse 6]
We are The Highwomen
Singing stories still untold
We carry the sons you can only hold
We are the daughters
Of the silent generations
You send our hearts to die
Alone in foreign nations
And they return to us as tiny drops of rain
But we will still remain
[Verse 7]
And we'll come back again
And again, and again
And again, and again
We'll come back again
And again, and again
And again, and again
Written by: Amanda Shires, Brandi Carlile, Jimmy Layne Webb
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