Condemned To Live Kris Kristofferson

His burning finger writes a bitter line across the sky, you've been condemned to live, it's not your time to die.

Jesse Younger Kris Kristofferson

Little Jesse Younger was a well respected lad Doing all he could to please his mommy and his dad But he never planned to be the man They said that he'd become And somehow or another Jesse's

I May Smoke Too Much Kris Kristofferson

mother luck and all her Daughters started duckin' me When I finally got tired of just sittin' there Watching my life slip away I said I better start takin' all the living That's a-comin' to

From The Bottle To The Bottom Kris Kristofferson

dream come true That's the way that I've been feelin' since the day I started falling From the bottle to the bottom stool by stool Learnin' hard to live with losin' you You wonder if I'm better

From Here To Forever Kris Kristofferson

seen a single dream come true That's the way that I've been feelin' since the day I started falling From the bottle to the bottom stool by stool Learnin' hard to live with losin' you Verse

Enough For You Kris Kristofferson

I've lived enough To know that love's not everything you need God knows I know (____ ____?)

The Silver Tongued Devil Kris Kristofferson

I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern To buy me a bottle of beer I sat me down by a tender young maiden Whose eyes were as dark as her hair And as I was searching from bottle to bottle For something

The Silver Tongued Devil And I Kris Kristofferson

"I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern, To buy me a bottle of beer. And I sat me down by a tender young maiden, Who's eyes were as dark as her hair.

Half A Love Kris Kristofferson

smiling eyes 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

From Here To Forever Kris Kristofferson

Cool shadows fall through the moonlight Soft as the breeze through your hair And the smile on your face while you're sleeping Is the answer to anyone's prayer Fill your heart for the morning

The Sabre And The Rose Kris Kristofferson

Falling ain't no fun when you're on the run Honey we was runnin' for our life When stagger lee had drunk his fill of moonlight He turned his burnin' eyes upon my soul "it's time, by god, to

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992) Kris Kristofferson

Close your eyes, close the door You don't have to worry any more I'll be your baby tonight Shut the light, shut the shade You don't have to be afraid I'll be your baby tonight Well, that mockingbird's

Good Christian Soldier Kris Kristofferson

Not so long ago in Oklahoma The son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray He said, "Lord I wanna be a Christian Soldier just like you. And fight to win a new and better day.

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

man's a loser And a cheater never wins And if beggars can't be choosers 'Til they're weak and wealthy men And the old keep gettin' older And the young must do the same And it's never gettin' better Who's to

Fallen Angel Kris Kristofferson

It's sad to see we may never be the way we were before We don't believe in the magic of the music anymore And everything's older now and colder and grey Oh, darlin' I believe there's got to

Between Heaven And Here Kris Kristofferson

You got your reasons to choose not to ever believe me (believe me) maybe life done you so dirty you'll never be free. Look what you're doing to someone who surreally loves you.

Burden Of Freedom Kris Kristofferson

I stand on the stairway My back to the dungeon The doorway to freedom So close to my hand And voices behind me So bitterly damn me For seeking salvation They don't understand

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:

Down To Her Socks Kris Kristofferson

Slowly she sank to her knees on the floor Cursin' the freedom she'd won From the torture she vowed not to take anymore And the victim she'd almost become Chorus: For a lady who'd learned

Duvalier's Dream Kris Kristofferson

Prefering perfect strangers to the company of friends Because strangers are so easily forgotten. CHORUS: Oh, it's hard to keep believing when you know you've been decieved.

You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine) Kris Kristofferson

If you've got the freedom I've got the time There ain't nothing sweeter than naked emotions So you show me yours, hon, and I'll show you mine No ma'm I know this ain't all that you've ever been used to

Everything But Kris Kristofferson

He tells me every morning of the world How much better he can love me Than he's loved me every morning, And he means to.

Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) Kris Kristofferson

The clubs are all closed and the ladies are leaving, There's nobody nobody knows on the street; A few stranded souls standing cold at the station, An nowhere to go but to bed and to sleep.

El Coyote Kris Kristofferson

They call him a bandit And you know the notches That he ought to wear on his gun He sees you through eyes He's partially blinded From staring to long at the sun But he's true to his

Jody And The Kid Kris Kristofferson

She would meet me in the morning On my way down to the river Waiting patient by the chinaberry tree With her feet already dusty >from the pathway to the levy And her little blue jeans rolled up

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

A Moment Of Forever Kris Kristofferson

You were young enough to dream I was old enough to learn something new I'm so glad I got to dance with you For a moment of forever Sometimes when you're cryin', you're happy Sometimes you're

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

Delta Day (No Time To Cry) Kris Kristofferson

Men walking to hear the sound of one helicopter bursting in flame going down Hold on, boy, don't lose your mind. Hold on, boy, it's no time to cry.

Just The Other Side Of Nowhere Kris Kristofferson

I come from just the other side of nowhere To this big time lonesome town. They got a lot of ice and snow here, Half as cold as all the people I've found.

Darby's Castle Kris Kristofferson

Cecil Darby loved his wife, and he laboured all his life To provide her with material possessions; And he built for her a home of the finest wood and stone And the building soon became his sole obsession

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

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

The Lady's Not For Sale Kris Kristofferson

She longed to be a lady When she was just a child But where the grass was greener Lord She done her growin' wild Then she tried to spread her tender wings And never left the ground So she turned to dreams

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

I used to be the cautious kind I never entered nothing blind And I came to every bridge before I crossed And I always looked before I leaped until some educated creep Told me that he who hesitates

Everything Is Sweeter (Closer To The Bone) Kris Kristofferson

Makin' pretty music Closer to your feelings Runnin' on reason Runnin' on rhyme Headin for the highway Rollin' like a river Soaring like an eagle Skipping like a stone Coming from

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

Nobody Wins Kris Kristofferson

Any more it doesn't matter Who's right or wrong We've been injuring each other For much too long And it's too late to try to save What might have been It's over Nobody wins Make believin in forever

A Loser With Nothing To Lose Kris Kristofferson

All I've cared for is gone, I won't care from now on, I'm a loser with nothing to lose. Nothing to lose but the time on my hands, waiting for no one at all.

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,

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

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

Casey's Last Ride Kris Kristofferson

never speakin' to a soul.

Casey's Last Stand Kris Kristofferson

never speakin' to a soul.

Give It Time To Be Tender Kris Kristofferson

I feel the hunger you feel in your touch Burnin' my body and soul And it's freightnin' just wantin' somebody so much So close to losin' control But darlin', don't make me surrender too soon

Loving Her Was Easier Kris Kristofferson

freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiles upon my soul as i lay diing Healing with the colors of the sunshine and the shadow of her eyes Waking in the morning to

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

the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiled upon my soul as i lay dying Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes Waking in the morning to

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

the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiles upon my soul as i lay diing Healing with the colors of the sunshine and the shadow of her eyes Waking in the morning to

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 said, don't try to make me a part of no plan Take me or leave me alone Freedom's a feeling that few understand And i got a life of my own I said

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

colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again Coming close together With a feeling that I'd never known before in my time She ain't ashamed to