Song Lyric Sunday – “Back to Earth” By Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

This week Jim Adams has prompted us with choosing songs involving Air | Earth | Fire | Water for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday.

I have chosen “Back to Earth” by Willie Nelson with him singing duets with Merle Haggard (first video) and Melonie Cannon (second video).

I couldn’t find much about this song, but I think it is such a lovely song and worth sharing today. There is no denying WIllie’s guitar and these lyrics fit so well with the mood of his melody.

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard perform together.

Bluegrass singer Melonie Cannon performs with Willie Nelson.

SONG FACTS

• Written by Willie Nelson
• Released on October 31, 2006
• It was the 3rd track on Disc One of a Two Disc album “Last of the Breed” compiled by Country Music Legends Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price.
• Album reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
• Album reached #64 on the U.S. Billboard 200
• Album was ranked #33 on the Rolling Stone’s list of Top 50 albums of 2007

“Back to Earth”

I guess my heart just settled back to earth
I rode a dream so wild and free for all that dream was worth
True love is both a blessing and a curse
I guess my heart just settled back to earth

I remember what you said that night so long ago
My dream for you had ended and you let me know
So I bounced from sky to sky, tryin' to keep the dream alive
But everything I did just made it worse
I guess my heart just settled back to earth

The songs our love created, I still sing
And every night we'd make the rafters ring
And tonight I'll sing for everything I'm worth
For all the hearts that settle back to earth

The songs our love created, I still sing
And every night we'd make the rafters ring
And tonight I'll sing for everything I'm worth
For all the hearts that settle back to earth

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"Back to Earth" as written by Willie Nelson
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