Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Connie Francis
Canonical path: /connie-francis/summer-of-his-years
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Summer Of His Years
Read Summer Of His Years lyrics by Connie Francis on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Summer Of His Years
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A young man rode with his head held high,
Under the Texas sun,
And no one guessed,
That a man so blessed,
Would perish by the gun,
Lord, would perish by the gun.
A shot rang out like a Southern shout,
And Heaven held its breath,
For a man shot down,
In a Southern town,
In the summer of his years,
Yes, the summer of his years.
And we who stay mustn't ever lose,
The victories that he's won,
For wherever "man" looks to Freedom's past,
His soul goes riding on,
Lord, his soul goes riding on!
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Connie Francis performs "Summer Of His Years", and this lyric page sits inside the Connie Francis catalog on LyroVerse.
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