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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bernie Leadon
Bernie Leadon
Electric Guitar
Don Henley
Don Henley
Vocals
Glenn Frey
Glenn Frey
Acoustic Guitar
Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner
Bass Guitar
Jim Ed Norman
Jim Ed Norman
Electric Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Blue
David Blue
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Howard Kilgour
Howard Kilgour
Assistant Engineer
Glyn Johns
Glyn Johns
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son
The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run
In one hand I've a Bible, in the other I've got a gun
Well, don't you know me? I'm the man who won
[Chorus]
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man
[Verse 2]
First left my woman, it was down in Santa Fe
Headed for Oklahoma, I was riding night and day
All of my friends are strangers, they quickly come and go
And all my love's in danger 'cause I steal hearts and souls
[Chorus]
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man
[Instrumental]
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw
[Instrumental]
Some men call me Abel, some men call me Cain
[Instrumental]
Some men call me Sinner, Lord, and some men call me Saint
[Instrumental]
Some say there's a Jesus, some men say there ain't
When you got no life to lose, then there's nothing left to gain
[Outro]
Outlaw man
[Instrumental]
Outlaw man
Written by: David Blue

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