Willie Nelson pays tribute to the Border Patrol in new album

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There are a lot of agencies that should not be politicized and the Border Patrol is one of those.

Glad to see Willie Nelson stand up and pay them a nice tribute.

Willie Nelson Pays Tribute to Border Patrol Officers in New Cover of 'The Border'

Country music legend Willie Nelson is paying tribute to border patrol officers by releasing a new cover of "The Border," the 2019 song by Rodney Crowell.

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Willie Nelson Pays Tribute to Border Patrol Officers in New Cover of ‘The Border’​

David Ng16 Mar 2024​

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Country music legend Willie Nelson is paying tribute to border patrol officers by releasing a new cover of “The Border,” the 2019 song by Rodney Crowell.​

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The tribute may strike some as less than apt since Nelson endorsed Joe Biden back in 2020, when the then-candidate promised to open the southern border and reverse then-President Donald Trump’s border security and immigration measures.​

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“The Border” is part of Willie Nelson’s new album of the same name that the singer said will be released on May 31.​

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In his rendition of Crowell’s song, Nelson takes the perspective of an officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “There’s a price on the head of every border patrol,” he sings. “Where the smugglers do business, that’s where I make a stand.”​

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Later, he sings: “I come home to Maria in a bulletproof vest, with the weight of the whole wide world bearing down on my chest.”​

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“The Border” was co-written by Crowell and Allen Shamblin. It was featured in Crowell’s 2019 album Texas.​