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If It Wasn't Broken

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Willie Nelson

Acoustic Guitar

Micah Nelson

Background Vocals

Mickey Raphael

Harmonica

John Densmore

Percussion

Nikita Sorokin

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sydney Lyndella Ward

Sydney Lyndella Ward

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Micah Nelson

Producer

Mickey Raphael

Additional Engineer

Harlan Steinberger

Harlan Steinberger

Recording Engineer

Steve Chadie

Recording Engineer

Brando Marius

Additional Engineer

Emily Lazar

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You may be empty

So is the drum

That brings me rhythm

When I've got none

[Chorus]

How would you know you had a heart

If it wasn't broken, if it wasn't broken?

[Verse 2]

So you lost your baby

So you lost your job

And you lost all faith in the one that you call God

You came to me for refuge

And I've got none

[Chorus]

How would you know you had a heart

If it wasn't broken, if it wasn't broken?

[Verse 3]

Many will hurt you

You'll hurt them too

You leave them high and dry

And they'll leave you blue

[Verse 4]

But the love you share

Is worth the world and more

And that's why you care

That's what you stood for

You came to me for refuge

And I've got none

[Chorus]

How would you know you had a heart

If it wasn't broken, if it wasn't broken?

[Outro]

If it wasn't broken, if it wasn't broken

Written by: Sydney Lyndella Ward

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