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These ChainsKenny Rogers

Songwriter: David M. Ellingson Kim Carnes

Producer: Larry Butler

These chains won't keep me from being a free man
Doing what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seeing my freedom
Changing my name and starting over again

I was a fool for a good looking woman
'til I found out the hard way, there was some out of me
Now what else could I do, how could any one blame me
To stand in this smile and with a gun in his hands

These chains won't keep me from being a free man
Doing what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seeing my freedom
Changing my name and starting over again

She had a known reputation but I paid no attention
Good love and affection can make anything right
But judged no mercy for my infatuation
She said: killers are sinned boys, you've gotta pay the price

These chains won't keep me from being a free man
Doing what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seeing my freedom
Changing my name and starting over again

Down the hole there's a window
You can barely see thro' it
Deep in the night I see
The lights of town
And started me thinking that a mystical ladder
Is as high as these walls and I'm climbing it run by run

These chains won't keep me from being a free man
Doing what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seeing my freedom
Changing my name and starting over again...

Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray Rogers was born August 21, 1938 in Houston, TX, the 4th of 8 children. He has been married five times and is the father of five childre n. His first wife was Janice Gordon. They were married for 1958-1960 and had one child. Second wife was Jean Rogers from 1960-1963. Third was Margo Anderson from 1964-1976. This marriage resulted in one child. Kenny was married to Marianne Gordon from 1977-1993 and they had one son together. His current, and fifth wife, is Wanda Miller. They have a set of twin boys. His five children are Kenny Jr., Carole, Christopher Cody, Justin Charles and Jordan Edward.

Besides vocals, Kenny plays guitar, bass guitar, harmonica and the fiddle. He lists singer-songwriter, actor, record producer, entrepreneur and author as his occupation.

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