Johnny Cash - A backstage pass

There were ^Dwackoes and weirdoes And ^Adingbats and dodoes And ^Eathletes and movie stars And ^ADavid Allan Coe There was ^Dleather and lace And every ^Aminority race With a ^Ebackstage pass to the Willie Nelson ^AShow

Kris^Atofferson got an offer for a ^Emovie Promoters closed another deal or ^Atwo Waylon got a call from his son ^DShooter And ^Bhe went home the minute he was ^Ethrough ^AI moved with the mob at inter^Emission To the green room where you see who you can ^Asee There were has-been's and would-be's and ^Dnever-were's ^APaupers punks and ^Emillionaires and ^Ame

And there were ^Dwackoes and weirdoes And ^Adingbats and dodoes And ^Eathletes and movie stars And ^ADavid Allan Coe There was ^Dleather and lace And every ^Aminority race With a ^Ebackstage pass to the Willie Nelson ^AShow

Hells ^AAngels blocked the traffic to the ^Ebuilding In order for the beer truck to come ^Athrough And waitin' in the wings to sing with ^DWillie Were ^Bhopeful stars of flickering magni^Etude There was a ^Asinger Willie knew back in the ^Efifties Who once paid him fifty dollars for a ^Asong There were women who once did and some who ^Dstill would I ^Aheard one ask "did ^EConnie come a^Along ?"

And there were ^Dwackoes and weirdoes And ^Adingbats and dodoes And ^Eathletes and movie stars And ^ADavid Allan Coe There was ^Dleather and lace And every ^Aminority race With a ^Ebackstage pass to the Willie Nelson ^AShow

^AI wish you could've been there Well maybe you ^Awere !