The Road You Choose Lyrics - Jerry Jeff Walker

Django Walker 

Skinny young kid who sits in the back of the class 

Nobody knows his name, nobody cares to ask 

They just sit up front and tell him he won't go far 

Not knowing one day he'll grow up to be a movie star 

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Got to hold your head up high if you're gonna see at all 

Got to put your foot above the rest if you're gonna rise at all 

Got to spread your wings and fly if you don't want to fall 

'Cause it's the road that you choose that'll take you through it all 

Now that kid has grown up to be that movie star 

Seemed like yesterday people told him he couldn't go far 

Tonight's his big premiere; he's got tons of fans 

Next week he's on the late show with David Letterman 

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He's older now, he's got grey hair and all 

He's got two teenage kids, John and Paul 

One of them is having the same problems he did too 

He just says son hold on here's what you've got to do 

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