Blessing In Disguise Kris Kristofferson

Chorus: But they tell me that the truth'll set you free From the sad confusion of your lies And it led me to a side of you that I'd refused to see So I guess it's been a blessing in disguise

Shandy (The Perfect Disguise) Kris Kristofferson

Truth is the perfect disguise Locked in the goldhandle bathroom Martin was changing his mind Shedding his humble pretensions One careful toke at a time And wiping the mask off the man in the mirror

Aguila Del Norte Kris Kristofferson

heard there was a baby Somebody heard her crying Weaker through the night They beat her mama bloody And shot her with her daddy It was the terror from above El Aguila Del Norte Down in

Easter Island Kris Kristofferson

Guarding the carcass, we stripped and devided To carve up and covet they wait there alone Keeping the secret the rest have forgotten And staring in silence from sockets of stone Built and

Shadows Of Her Mind Kris Kristofferson

I met her sadly in the slowly falling rain Crying softly in her loveliness and pain Knowing no one needin' someone bad as me And she told me as I held her trembling hand Walking slowly how she'd never

Forever In Your Love Kris Kristofferson

Lovers make believe in dreams Dreamers make believe in makin' love to last forever Losers can't believe in anything at all Hey-we never meant to fall so hard But don't be sorry Chorus:

Jesse Jackson Kris Kristofferson

He was walking with your brother on the streets of Alabama He was marching next to Martin when he died Working face to face in Cuba and Managua Nicaragua He did not yet beat the devil, but he

Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson

I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the sky Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiled upon my soul as i lay dying

Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) (Album Version) Kris Kristofferson

I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world, the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying

Casey's Last Ride Kris Kristofferson

Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below; Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors Of silent desperation,

Casey's Last Stand Kris Kristofferson

Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below; Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors Of silent desperation,

Loving Her Was Easier Kris Kristofferson

I've seen the morning burning golden on the mountains in the skies Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiles upon my soul as i lay

Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson

I've seen the morning burning golden on the mountains in the skies Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiles upon my soul as i lay diing

Stranger Kris Kristofferson

Maybe she was smilin' in the mirror Maybe I was too, 'cause I was stoned Singin' every sad song on the juke-box one more time Honey, they were hittin' close to home And I said - Maybe this'll

Don't Cuss The Kris Kristofferson

feelin' fool enough to see What i had called my brother on Now he had every right to call on me Chorus: Don't ever cuss that fiddle, boy Unless you want that fiddle out of tune That picker there in

Johnny Lobo Kris Kristofferson

Once upon a dusty reservation Somewhere in the land of Sitting Bull Johnny Lobo played with fire and dreamed of open spaces Locked inside a heaven gone to hell All the dreams were gone but

El Coyote Kris Kristofferson

He burried his feelings And life was a mountain That he was determined to climb Then he caught the scent Of a sister in spirit Who taught him to love her in time Somehow or other She

Half A Love Kris Kristofferson

But I don't leave, 'cause all my pride is gone It's not that you're deceiving me With all your pretty lies Baby, half a love is better than none You don't know what it means to live In

Best Of All Possible Worlds Kris Kristofferson

bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't see That policeman said, "Mister Cool If you ain't drunk, then you're a fool" I said, "If that's against the law Then tell me why I never saw A man locked in

The Best Of All Possible Worlds Kris Kristofferson

my bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't see That policeman said, "Mister Cool If you ain't drunk, then you're a fool" I said, "If that's against the law Then tell me why I never saw A man locked in

Border Lord Kris Kristofferson

Darkness had us covered when we split from Minnesota in the morning In the rain Black as I was feeling and the street was slick and shiny as a snake Each of us was a-humming to a half forgotten echo

Good For Nothing Blues Kris Kristofferson

I wash my face in funky water Pick my teeth with a rusty spoke Hide your dishes and your daughters Anything that might get broke I prefer your condemnation To your suckin' sympathy

Border Lord Kris Kristofferson

Darkness had us covered when we split from Minnesota in the morning In the rain Black as I was feeling and the street was slick and shiny as a snake Each of us was a-humming to a half forgotten

From The Bottle To The Bottom Kris Kristofferson

You ask me if I'm happy now That's good as any joke I've heard It seems that since I've seen you last I done forgot the meaning of the words If happiness is empty rooms And drinkin' in

From Here To Forever Kris Kristofferson

You ask me if I'm happy now That's good as any joke I've heard It seems that since I've seen you last I done forgot the meaning of the words If happiness is empty rooms And drinkin' in

The Sabre And The Rose Kris Kristofferson

He said, "we'll take us into town, lay our money down I'll bring you to the sweetest thing that grows Because the fairest ones in sight are bloomin' every night at a tavern Called the sabre and

Bad Love Story Kris Kristofferson

Once again you tried to show me What my eyes refused to see In the lines between the painful scene we're in With the silence falling coldly On a world of make-believe And the ending that

A Stitch In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) Kris Kristofferson

And tho my friend keep sellin me this handy folk philosophy The more I've heard, the less I've understood Don't ever count your rolling stones until they gather moss 'Cause a good stitch in

Eddie The Eunuch Kris Kristofferson

Eddie the Eunuch was a weasel Nasty as an old man's nose Making believin' he was evil Struttin' in his mama's clothes You know that Eddie had a bad connection Never had a chance to ball

Don't Cuss The Fiddle Kris Kristofferson

feelin' fool enough to see What I had called my brother on Now he had every right to call on me [Chorus:] Don't ever cuss that fiddle, boy Unless you want that fiddle out of tune That picker there in

Broken Freedom Song Kris Kristofferson

Got a song about a soldier, ridin' somewhere on a train empty sleeve pinned to his shoulder and some pills to ease the pain Started drinkin' in El Paso, he was drunk in San Antone,

Fallen Woman Kris Kristofferson

See the fallen woman Daughter of the night In her world of shadows She can't stand the light And she dreams to drown the embers Of her burning shame Everyone condemns her No one

Burden Of Freedom Kris Kristofferson

Can And When I am Wounded By those who condemn me Lord, help me forgive them They don't understand Their lonely frustration Descending to laughter Erases the footprints I leave in

Got My Own Thing Going Kris Kristofferson

Ev'rybody tries to find security and peace of mind Going through their daily grind and knowing that they're slowly dying and Tryin' not to fall behind, standing in some picket line, Holding

Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame Kris Kristofferson

must do the same And it's never gettin' better Who's to bless, and who's to blame All the cards are on the table You done laid your money down Don't complain about your chances, boy It's the only game in

Billy Dee Kris Kristofferson

was seventeen when he turned twenty-one fooling with some foolish things he could've left alone but he had to try to satisfy a thirst he couldn't name driven towards the darkness by the devil in

Darby's Castle Kris Kristofferson

Oh, it took three hundred days for the timbers to be raised And the silhouette was seen for miles around; And the gables reached as high as the eagles in the sky - But it only took one night to bring

The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 Kris Kristofferson

See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans, Wearin\' yesterday\'s misfortunes like a smile-- Once he had a future full of money, love, and dreams, Which he spent like they was goin\'

Sunday Morning Coming Down Kris Kristofferson

someone fryin' chicken and it took me back to somethin' that I'd lost somehow somewhere along the way On the Sunday morning sidewalks wishing Lord that I was stoned 'cause there is something in

Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down Kris Kristofferson

fryin' chicken And it took me back to somethin' That i'd lost somehow somewhere along the way Chorus: On the sunday morning sidewalks Wishing lord that i was stoned 'cause there is something in

Sunday Morning Comin' Down Kris Kristofferson

of someone fryin' chicken and it took me back to somethin' that I'd lost somehow somewhere along the way On the Sunday morning sidewalks wishing Lord that I was stoned 'cause there is something in

The Silver Tongued Devil Kris Kristofferson

shadows And smilingly stole her away I said Hey, little girl don't you know he's the devil He's everything that I ain't Hiding intentions of evil under the smile of a saint All he's good for is getting in

The Silver Tongued Devil And I Kris Kristofferson

""All he's good for is getting in trouble, ""And shiftin' his share of the blame. ""And some people swear he's my double: ""And some even say we're the same.

The Last Time Kris Kristofferson

Darling, the last time you lied, was it really the last time Have all the tears that you cried simply dried up and gone All in the world you can hurt anymore is my feelings What ever love ever was,

I Got a Life of My Own Kris Kristofferson

I said I got a life of my own I've got a life of my own I caught a beer bottle flat in the face It laid me back to the bone Hate is a flavor that's ugly to taste I had a knife of my own Now they leave

Free Fall Kris Kristofferson

Baby, if god is the question, then faith is the answer Not even in something else, just the action alone Don't be afraid of the freedom of taking your chances Into a new kind of wonder that

I Hate Your Ugly Face Kris Kristofferson

" You've heard of broken lovers singing of the loves they've lost They're always true to their long lost dear no matter what the cost But I want you to hear I ain't cryin' in my beer This

The Junkie And The Juicehead, Minus Me Kris Kristofferson

myself broke on eighty cigarettes a day Findin' out that crime ain't all there is that doesn't pay And writin' words that no one's gonna see but did you said it who said it I can read my fortune in

Duvalier's Dream Kris Kristofferson

Duvalier took the fickle turns of fortune in his stride Expecting next to nothing out of life.

To Beat The Devil Kris Kristofferson

[Voice: It was winter time in Nashville, down on music city row and I was looking for a place to get myself out of the cold, to warm the frozen feeling that was eating at my soul, and keep the chilly