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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Performer
Gram Parsons
Vocals
Chris Hillman
Vocals
Chris Ethridge
Bass Guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
Steel Guitar
Jon Corneal
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gram Parsons
Composer
Chris Hillman
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Producer
Henry Lewy
Producer
Larry Marks
Producer
Lyrics
A letter came today from the draft board
With trembling hands I read the questionnaire
It asked me lots of things about my mama and papa
Now, that ain't what I call exactly fair
So I'm headin' for the nearest foreign border
Vancouver may be just my kind of town
'Cause they don't need the kind of law and order
That tends to keep a good man underground
A sad old soldier once told me a story
About a battlefield that he was on
He said a man should never fight for glory
He must know what is right and what is wrong
So I'm headin' for the nearest foreign border
Vancouver may be just my kind of town
'Cause they don't need the kind of law and order
That tends to keep a good man underground, oh, yeah
Now, I don't know how much I owe my uncle
But I suspect it's more than I can pay
He's askin' me to sign a three-year contract
I guess I'll catch the first bus out today
So I'm headin' for the nearest foreign border
Vancouver may be just my kind of town
'Cause they don't need the kind of law and order
That tends to keep a good man underground
That tends to keep a good man underground
Writer(s): Gram Parsons, Christopher Hillman
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