Chad Mitchell Trio - In The Summer Of His Years lyrics

A young man rode with his head held high Under the Texas sun And no one guessed that a man so blessed Would perish by the gun A shot rang out like a sudden shout And heaven held its breath And the dreams of a multitude of men Went with him to his d**h The heart of the world weighs heavy With the helplessness of tears For a man shut down in the Texas sun In the summer of his years