Kris Kristofferson

[fox69]

"Eagle And The Bear"

"Eagle And The Bear"



I will fight and I will die for Freedom
Up against an eagle or a bear
And I will help my brother and we'll sink or swim together
And if you don't like it mister I don't care

'Cause I have served with honor in the army
I have seen a soldier overseas
I have seen my Fatherland stagger like a dying man
Blinded and bewildered by disease

And I ain't gonna take it any longer
I can't look around it anymore
I'll defend what I believe in a land of liberty
Like my father did before

And I'll just pray to God for Nicaragua
And the sorrow of El Salvador today
And I'll say until the day we free Mandela
All the World will be in chains

 

[fox69]

"Easter Island"

"Easter Island"



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 obeyed with the best of intentions
Stranger than truth and as lost and alone
Stranded like dogs in a star-spangled manger
No good to nothing not even their own

Holy-O-my God-I
can't see the stars in the sky
for the sun in my eye

She's like a dream that a world quit believin'
Caught in the action back to the sea
How many more might have come from that mountain?
Barely the creatures they struggled to be
Surely the death of so grand an illusion
Left us with legends too great to ignore
Stone-cut survivors of ancient dimensions
Lost in the wonder they came to explore.

Holy star light far brighter
than the sun in your eye
Singing thy will be done

Holy star light far brighter
than the sun in your eye
Singing thy will be done

 

[fox69]

"Easy, Come On"

"Easy, Come On"


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 understand
Some take life for granted
'cause it seems to take so long
Easy takes it any way she can

[Chorus:]
Easy, come on, take it easy
Come on, here we go again
Let it go as easy as you can
It's the sweetest and the saddest place
A body's ever been
Feelin' easy come and go again

[Instrumental break, and in the background:]
.... easy
.... to please
.... she was crazy
.... and free

So let's take our time and make it easy
Bring that bottle from the shelf
Everybody's laughin' when there's money, love and friends
When they're gone the jokes are on yourself

[Chorus:]
Easy, come on, take it easy
Come on, here we go again
Let her down as easy as you can
It's the sweetest and the saddest place
A body's ever been
Feelin' easy come and go again

[Chorus:]
Easy, come on, take it easy
Come on, here we go again
Bring us down a bottle from the shelf
'cause it's easy come to anyone with money, love and friends
When they're gone the jokes are on yourself

 

[fox69]

"Eddie The Eunuch"

"Eddie The Eunuch"



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
Sleeping in the wrong direction, baby
Dreaming he was ten feet tall

But now eddie the eunuch is a rock and roll critic
Sucking like a super star
Slicker than a shoe-shine
Quicker than a two-time
Eddie what a thang you are

Eddie makes a damn good livin', baby
Putting other people down
Eddie couldn't ever forgive them baby
'cause he wasn't jackson browne

 

[fox69]

"El Coyote"

"El Coyote"



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 school
And he's nobody's fool
And he's lucky to still be alive

The wolf pack will die
When it's scattered by man
Lonesome Coyotes survive.

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 gathered together
The cubs that he sired on the way

And they run by his side
Through the chill hungry night
And they sleep to his sweet serenade

There's a part of his heart up in Heaven
And a part that will always be wild
And all he can leave them is love and a reason
To run for the rest of their lives
Lonesome Coyotes survive.

There's a part of his heart up in Heaven
And a part that will always be wild
And all he can leave them is love and a reason
To run for the rest of their lives
Lonesome Coyotes survive.

 

[fox69]

"El Gavilan (The Hawk)"

"El Gavilan (The Hawk)"



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
The past just don't matter
Tomorrow won't mind

Lay down beside me
Show me a sign
Let me feel your spirit
Running with mine

I don't deserve you
I'm just a man
But I swear I'll love you
Just as hard as I can

Storm on the mountain
Stars in the sky
Running for glory
Freedom to fly

Will you remember
Way down the road
Somebody loves you
More Than you know

 

[fox69]

"Enough For You"

"Enough For You"



I've lived enough to know that love's not everything you need
God knows I know there are still so many things you wanna be
I've seen enough to understand the pain you're goin' through
It's just the shame to know I'm not enough for you
It hurts to see the hurt beneath your laughter and your lies
And try in vain to feel the painful secret locked behind your eyes
And I can't even blame you for the things you're turnin' to
It's just the shame to know I'm not enough for you
I've given you the best of every thing I have to give
Now there's nothing left for me to leave you but my will to live
I hope some day somebody somewhere loves you like I do
It's just the shame to know I'm not enough for you

 

[fox69]

"Epitaph (Black And Blue)"

"Epitaph (Black And Blue)"



Her close friends have gathered
Lord, ain't it a shame
Grievin' together
Sharin' the blame

But when she was dyin'
Lord, we let her down
There's no use cryin'
It can't help her now

The party's all over
Drink up and go home
It's too late to love her
And leave her alone

Just say she was someone
Lord, so far from home
Whose life was so lonesome
She died all alone

Who dreamed pretty dreams
That never came true
Lord, why was she born
So black and blue

Oh, why was she born
So black and blue

 

[fox69]

"Fallen Angel"

"Fallen Angel"



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 be a better way.

It seems to me we've forgotten how to let our feelings show
We seem to be so much farther from the dreams we used to know
And too many more, my friend, are dying today
Oh darlin' I believe there's got to be a better way.

Listen to the fallen angels learning how to spread their wings.
How will they make it all alone?
Look into the children's laughter
Tell me what tomorrow brings for those so far away from home.

And I can say I'm not sorry for the things we tried to be
But I'm afraid what we're heading toward is up to you and me
'Cause we got a choice; the future is ours you see
We got a chance to change today
Oh, darlin' don't you believe there's got to be a better way

'Cause we got a choice; the future is ours you see.
We got a chance to change it today.
Oh I believe together there can be a better way
Oh if we believe together we can build a better way.

 

[fox69]

"Feeling Mortal"

"Feeling Mortal"


Wide awake and feeling mortal
At this moment in the dream
That old man there in the mirror
And my shaky self-esteem

Here today and gone tomorrow
That’s the way it’s got to be
With an empty blue horizon
For as far as I can see

[Chorus]
God Almighty here I am
Am I where I ought to be
I’ve begun to soon descend
Like the sun into the sea
And I thank my lucky stars
From here to eternity
For the artist that you are
And the man you made of me

Pretty speeches still unspoken
Perfect circles in the sand
Rules and promises I’ve broken
That I still don’t understand

Soon or later I’ll be leaving
I’m a winner either way
For the laughter and the loving
That I’m living with today

[Repeat Chorus]

Wide awake and feeling mortal