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

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.

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

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

Epitaph (Black And Blue) Kris Kristofferson

Her close friends have gathered. Lord, ain't it a shame Grieving together Sharing the blame. But when she was dying Lord, we let her down.

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

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

Sugar Man Kris Kristofferson

And somewhere, son, my baby's Gonna sell her soul again, For a custom tailored lady-killer They call sugar man.

Easy, Come On Kris Kristofferson

Everybody called the lady Easy For the way the lady was to please Everybody told her she was crazy Lovin' all that love away for free People hate to see you make it Easy They'll never

I May Smoke Too Much Kris Kristofferson

Once my future was shiny as the Seat of my pants are today Then old mother luck and all her Daughters started duckin' me When I finally got tired of just sittin' there Watching my life

Shandy (The Perfect Disguise) Kris Kristofferson

Shandy was somebody's daughter Driving to something insane They busted her crossing the border Quick as a sniff of cocaine All she could pay was attention So all they could take was her time Proving

Aguila Del Norte Kris Kristofferson

I 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

The Taker Kris Kristofferson

He's a giver, he'll give her The kind of attention that she's never known He's a helper, he'll help her To open the doors that she can't on her own He's a lover, he'll love her In ways that she never

Taker Kris Kristofferson

He's a giver, he'll give her The kind of attention that she's never known He's a helper, he'll help her To open the doors that she can't on her own He's a lover, he'll love her In ways that she never

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

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

Loving Her Was Easier Kris Kristofferson

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 Healing with the colors of the sunshine and the shadow of her

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

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

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 Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her

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

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 Healing with the colors of the sunshine and the shadow of her

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

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 Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her

Me And Bobby McGee Kris Kristofferson

Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, took us all the way to New Orleans.

Come Sundow Kris Kristofferson

I heard the front door closing softly, as I wakened from my sleep; With the last touch of her kips, Lord, like a whisper on my cheek; And I cursed the sun for risin', 'cause the worst, Lord, was

Come Sundown Kris Kristofferson

I heard the front door closing softly, as I wakened from my sleep; With the last touch of her kips, Lord, like a whisper on my cheek; And I cursed the sun for risin', 'cause the worst,

Me And Bobby Gee Kris Kristofferson

Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained; Took us all the way to New Orleans. I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna, And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues.

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,

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

Sunday Morning Coming Down Kris Kristofferson

Well I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head, that didn't hurt and the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert then I fumbled through my closet for

Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down Kris Kristofferson

Well i woke up sunday morning With no way to hold my head, that didn't hurt And the beer i had for breakfast Wasn't bad so i had one more for dessert Then i fumbled through my closet for my clothes

Sunday Morning Comin' Down Kris Kristofferson

Well I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head, that didn't hurt and the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes

Jesus Was A Capricorn Kris Kristofferson

Jesus was a Capricorn He ate organic food He believed in love and peace And never wore no shoes Long hair, beard and sandals And a funky bunch of friends Reckon we'd just nail him up If he came down

Condemned To Live Kris Kristofferson

The dyin' sun that paints a path of blood across the sea shines darkly on the stranger who is beckoning to me.

Delta Day (No Time To Cry) Kris Kristofferson

Dawn breaks and I feel tropical rain fall down on all here below on the ground.

El Gavilan (The Hawk) Kris Kristofferson

You gotta make your own rules, child You gotta break your own chains The dreams that possess you Can blossom and bless you Or run you insane The moment is yours now To lay on the line

Here Comes That Rainbow Again Kris Kristofferson

Intro:The scene was a small roadside cafe the waitress was sweepin' the floor two truck-drivers drinkin' their coffee and two okie-kids by the door how much are them candies, they asked her

Here Comes The Rainbow Again Kris Kristofferson

The scene was a small roadside cafe The waitress was sweepin' the floor Two truck-drivers drinkin' their coffee And two okie-kids by the door How much are them candies, they asked her How much have

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

Jesus Was A Capricorn (Owed To John Prine) Kris Kristofferson

Jesus was a capricorn He ate organic food He believed in love and peace And never wore no shoes Long hair, beard and sandles And a funky bunch of friends Reckon we'd just nail him up If he came down

Best Of All Possible Worlds Kris Kristofferson

I was runnin' through the summer rain Tryin' to catch the evenin' train An' kill that old familiar pain Weavin' through my tangled brain But when I tipped my bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't

The Best Of All Possible Worlds Kris Kristofferson

I was runnin' through the summer rain Tryin' to catch the evenin' train An' kill that old familiar pain Weavin' through my tangled brain But when I tipped my bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't see

The Last Time Kris Kristofferson

Maybe the best of our life was the beautiful dreamin' That conscience was destined to crumble like castles of sand All there is left of our love is a little girl's laughter Let her keep making believing

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

How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around Kris Kristofferson

so little distance between me and you I think we're two of a kind We won't do nothin' you don't wanna do And i won't tell you no lies Chorus: So tell me, how do you feel about foolin' around Down

Blame It On The Stones Kris Kristofferson

Mister Marvin Middle Class is really in a stew Wond'rin' what the younger generation's coming to And the taste of his martini doesn't please his bitter tongue Blame it on the Rolling Stones.

Don't Cuss The Kris Kristofferson

he sang some pretty songs (and he did) I'd heard that he'd been scandalizing me And, lord, i knew that that was wrong (and i was) Now i'm lookin' at it over Something cool and feelin' fool enough to

From The Bottle To The Bottom Kris Kristofferson

do With smilin' of forgettin' you Well I don't guess that I could say I am Did you ever see a down and outer waking up alone Without a blanket on to keep him from the dew When the water

From Here To Forever Kris Kristofferson

do With smilin' of forgettin' you Well I don't guess that I could say I am Chorus: Did you ever see a down and outer waking up alone Without a blanket on to keep him from the dew When

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,