[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:09.22]When Leonard finally came to California [00:14.55]He was twenty-one years old as I recall [00:20.98]He loved to write a song and pick the guitar [00:25.71]And he came to hang a gold one on the wall [00:31.72]The town in which he lived is not important [00:37.16]But you'll know which town I mean by the time I'm through [00:42.71]He soon became a famous entertainer [00:48.54]But Leonard was a name he never used [00:53.92]He was on his way to having what he wanted [00:59.80]Just about as close as one could be [01:04.99]Hey  once he even followed Elvis Presley [01:10.10]And he wrote a lot of country songs for me [01:16.02]But he laid it all aside to follow Jesus [01:21.79]For years he chose to let his music go [01:27.59]But preaching wasn't really meant for Leonard [01:33.16]But how in the hell was Leonard supposed to know [01:38.69]Well  life began to twist it's way around him [01:44.22]And I wondered how he carried such a load [01:49.59]He came back again to try his luck in music [01:55.45]And lost his wife and family on the road [02:02.21]After that he seemed to bog down even deeper [02:06.64]And I saw what booze and pills could really do [02:12.33]And I wondered if I'd ever see him sober [02:17.21]But I forgot about a friend that Leonard knew [02:23.38]Well  Leonard gave me lots of inspiration [02:28.82]He helped teach me how to write a country song [02:34.64]And he even brought around a bag of groceries [02:40.22]Hey  back before Muskogee came along [02:46.29]Really I'm not trying to hide his show name [02:51.20]Or the town in which this episode began [02:57.05]Somehow I had to write a song for old Tommy [03:01.84]If just to see the smilin' faces in the band [03:07.69]When Leonard finally came to California [03:13.31]He was twenty-one years old as I recall [03:18.82]And he loved to write a song and pick the guitar [03:24.42]And he came to hang a gold one on the wall