Kris Kristofferson

[fox69]

"Under The Gun"

"Under The Gun"



Break a man, break a promise
Break a heart, break a home
Take a long hard look at a heaven
Gone to hell under the gun

See the child, young and hungry
Growing wild, on the run
And he'll die reaching for freedom
He was born under the gun

Swollen men, blind with power
Break the rules, one by one
With their lies raising the danger
Of their games under the gun.

No more time, no more chances
No more wars will be won
In the end only the losers
Hold the land under the gun

Hold the truth like a candle
Let it shine like the sun
On the love that's left to believe in
In a world under the gun.

 

[fox69]

"We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds"
(with Rita Coolidge)

"We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds"
(with Rita Coolidge)



We said our goodbyes long ago never thinking we'd miss each other so
All the memories we can't leave behind oh we must have been out of our minds
I thought I loved another not you how foolish I thought the same too
They both turned out to be the wrong kinds oh we must have been out of our minds

Let's forgive and forget the past we've known
And reap together the wild seeds we've sown
Surely they can forgive us and find that we must have been out of our minds
I thought I loved another...
Yes we must have been out of our minds yeah

 

[fox69]

"What About Me"

"What About Me"



I seen another soldier who got wasted in the war
He said he left his soul there overseas
The notion he defended doesn't matter anymore
And circumstance had brought him to his knees

We sat there in the silence of a cold and empty room
Down the Hall I heard a baby cry
He looked up from the potion he was cooking in a spoon
And nailed me with the anger in his eye

He said, do you really believe in Freedom?
I said, I do
He said, oh, what about me?

They killed both of her parents in an undercover war
For wanting all their children to be free
She said, it's even sadder that it's in El Salvador
They named it for the Savior don't you see

Suddenly the Truth was like a blinding flash of light
Holy Thunder rolled across the sky
I stared into the wonder of the Warrior Jesus Christ
And destiny was burning in his eyes.

He said, do you really believe in Freedom?
I said, I do
He said, oh, what about me?

And the Sandinista said, do you really believe in Freedom?
I said, I do
He said, oh, what about me?

 

[fox69]

"What'cha Gonna Do"
(with Rita Coolidge)

"What'cha Gonna Do"
(with Rita Coolidge)



You never known anyone else but me and now you're free whatcha gonna do
When you're alone and you fall down and I'm not around whatcha gonna do
And when you reach out for me and find that I ain't there
And nobody cares whatcha gonna do
Just think of the lonely road ahead it goes bad whatcha gonna do
Think about all we've almost had make it sad whatcha gonna do
How will you make it through the night when you're all alone
You'll remember me and all those good times that we've known
Who will you lean on whatcha gonna do

[trumpet]

How will you make it through the night...
Who will you lean on whatcha gonna do
Whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do

 

[fox69]

"When I Loved Her"

"When I Loved Her"



Well, she didn't look as pretty as some others I have known
And she wasn't good at conversation when we were alone
But she had a way of makin' me believe that I belonged
And it felt like comin' home, when I found her

'Cause she seemed to be so proud of me just walkin' holdin' hands
And she didn't think that money was the measure of a man
And we seemed to fit together when I held her in my arms
And it left me feelin' warm, when I loved her

'Cause she brightened up the day like the early mornin' sun
And she made what I was doin' seem worthwhile
It's the closest thing to livin' that I guess I've ever known
And it made me want to smile, when I loved her

I know some of us were born to cast our fortune to the winds
And I guess I'm bound to travel down a road that never ends
But I know I'll never look upon the likes of her again
And I'll never understand, why I lost her

 

[fox69]

"When She's Wrong"

"When She's Wrong"



Go on and take her, it ain't no surprise boy
I knew that someday it had to come
Just let me offer a word to the wise, boy
Oh, take a good look at what you've won

Then turn around, boy, and try to forget her
She's gonna hurt you, before she's gone
'Cause, when she's good, lord, there ain't nothing better
But, when she's wrong, she sure can be wrong

She'll bring you sunshine so good that it's frightening
Oh, but soon as the sun shines, start lookin' for rain
You'll hear the thunder, before you see the lightening
As soon as it's over, start lookin' for pain

And you won't be sorry that you ever met her
But you'll be thankful she don't last long
'Cause when she's good, lord, there ain't nothing better
But when she's wrong, she sure can be wrong

 

[fox69]

"Whiskey, Whiskey"

"Whiskey, Whiskey"



She's a little bit of the sunshine
Just before the rain
A little like this quiet night
Before the cold winds came
She's a little bit like the weather
I never know when she's gonna change
She's a part of my heart
And a whole lot of my pain

Whiskey, whiskey my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Milk of mercy please be kind
Drive this feeling from my mind

Don't you know, somehow her smile
Can make the day begin
She'd take away this mask of grey
And let the sun shine in
Now I find I've been blinded
By the cold and wintery wind
She disguised behind her eyes
Oh what a fool I've been

Whiskey, whiskey my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Milk of mercy please be kind
Drive this feeling from my mind

Whiskey, whiskey my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Milk of mercy please be kind
Drive this feeling from my mind

 

[fox69]

"Who's To Bless And Who's To Blame"

"Who's To Bless And Who's To Blame"


If a cheated 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 bless, and who's to blame

[Chorus:]
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 town

And the meaning doesn't matter
Nor the way you play the game
To the winner or the loser
Who's to bless, and who's to blame

[Chorus:]
Keep your hands above the table
And your back against the wall
Toss your chips in with your chances, boy
Let 'em lay the way they fall

Cause the moral doesn't matter
Broken rules are all the same
To the broken or the breaker
Who's to bless, and who's to blame

 

[fox69]

"Why Me"

"Why Me"



Why me Lord what have I ever done
To deserve even one of the pleasures I've known
Tell me, Lord, what did I ever do
That was worth lovin' you or the kindness you've shown

Lord help me, Jesus, I've wasted it so
Help me Jesus I know what I am
But now that I know that I've needed you so
Help me, Jesus, my soul's in your hand

Try me, Lord, if you think there's a way
I can try to repay all I've taken from you
Maybe Lord I can show someone else
What I've been through myself, on my way back to you

Lord help me, Jesus, I've wasted it so
Help me Jesus I know what I am
But now that I know that I've needed you so
Help me, Jesus, my soul's in your hand

Lord help me, Jesus, I've wasted it so
Help me Jesus I know what I am
But now that I know that I've needed you so
Help me Jesus my souls in your hand
Jesus, my soul's in your hand.

 

[fox69]

"Wild American"

"Wild American"



John Tradoe
Wild American
You're the one they never tamed
'Cause you stood your ground
And they could not make you change
You're the warning they still don't understand
Watch your back, now
They'll kill you if they can

When they burn your brother down
In the name of Freedon
I don't care if that's left or right
It's wrong
If that's all they can do
Then you don't need 'em
You're the one, wild American

Steve Earle
I remember
It was somethin that you said
Put your picture in the paper and a price upon your head
You said, brother, if you really give a damn,
Just remember
We're all sons of Abraham
Sing a sadder song of freedom
Slowly sinkin' with the sun
Waitin' for a burning star to lead'em
You re the one, wild American
Sing a sadder song of freedom
Merle Haggard
Slowly sinkin' with the sun
Willie Nelson
Heroes happen when you need'em
You're the one, wild American