The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

James Taylor

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Words and Music by Hal David and Burt Bacharach from James Taylor’s 1985 album "That’s Why I’m Here." [Intro] [Verse 1] When Liberty Valance came to town Womenfolk would hide they’d hide When Liberty Valance walked around The men would step aside Because the point of a gun Was the only law That Liberty understood When it came to shooting Straight and fast Well he was mighty good [Verse 2] From out of the east A stranger came A law book in his hand A man the kind of a man The west would need To ease a troubled land Because the point of a gun Was the only law That Liberty understood When it came to shooting Straight and fastG He was mighty good [Chorus] Many a man would face his gun And many a man would fall The man who shot Liberty Valance He shot Liberty Valance He was the bravest of them all [Verse 3] Now the love of a woman Can make a man stay on When he should go stay on Just trying to build a peaceful life Where love is free to grow Because the point of a gun Was the only law That Liberty understood When it came to shooting Straight and fast He was mighty good [Verse 4] Alone and afraid She prayed that he’d return That fateful night that night Nothing she said Could keep her man Going out to fight But the point of a gun Was the only law That Liberty understood When the final showdown Came to pass A law book was no good [Chorus] Out in the sun two shots ring out A shot made Liberty fall The man who shot Liberty Valance He shot Liberty Valance He was the bravest of them all The man who shot Liberty Valance He shot Liberty Valance He was the bravest of them all [Outro]

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La chanson raconte l’histoire d’un homme courageux qui a confronté un hors-la-loi notoire, Liberty Valance, dans une ville où la paix ne pouvait se faire qu’au travers de la menace de la violence. Les habitants, particulièrement les femmes, vivent dans la peur, tandis que ce bandit impose sa loi par la force. Un étranger arrive alors avec des idéaux de justice, mais c’est finalement la bravoure de celui qui affronte Valance qui changera le cours des événements. Cette lutte entre la loi des armes et le désir de construire une vie paisible met en lumière les sacrifices que l’on est prêt à faire pour défendre ceux que l’on aime. La tension entre l'amour et la nécessité de se battre souligne les défis auxquels sont confrontés ceux qui cherchent à instaurer l'harmonie au sein d'un monde souvent violent.

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