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Nick Johnson is another longtime hitchhiker on Doc’s Highway. He taught Richard to play this one in Midland, Texas many years ago. Nick currently lives off the grid in the high desert east of Albuquerque.

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Free Will Blues
by Nick Johnson

Saw the lady evangelist / talking on T V
Saying God's got plans / for you and me
I said we ain't robots baby / we got minds
But it's a sin / if we don't use 'em right

If you can't handle money / If you can't handle love
Why don't you give them to Jesus / he'll take care of ya
He got more love than you or me have ever seen
But it's for saint and sinner only / not for those in between

I got the free will blues / know what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna go to the riverside
Jump right in and drown

Well he knows we ain't perfect / but he knows we try
He said we should prepare ourselves for paradise
But can we trust him to tell us all he knows
If he don't want to, he don't have to

Well you got them pearly gates / you got Satan's welcome mat
Brother you can go this way, yeah, or you can go there
Ain't no middle ground, you got to choose
Don't you stop to sing those free will blues

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from Hitchin' Doc's Highway, track released July 1, 2011
Written by Nick Johnson. Performed by No Worries: Richard Bowdon on rhythm guitar, harmonica, and vocals, Jim Amsden on mandolin, bass, and harmony vocals, Ken Faircloth on lead guitar and harmony vocals. Recorded at Clear Sky Studio. Produced and mastered by Jim Amsden.

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Richard Bowdon Cary, North Carolina

A prolific singer-songwriter over four decades, Richard Bowdon carries forward the best Americana traditions of country, rock, blues, and folk.

Richard was selected three times for the Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition.

Richard performs at festivals, parties, showcases, restaurants, wineries, and brewpubs in the NC Triangle area. ... more

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