Kris Kristofferson

[fox69]

"Fighter"

"Fighter"



I seen an old fighter, tired and in trouble
Who just couldn't take anymore
Somethin' inside him kept fighting to finish
With only his feet on the floor-yeah
Lord, I know that it's worth any price you could pay
To see truth in whatever disguise
But I'd payed double for one look of pleasure
A piece of relief in his eyes.

Ain't that clown, laughin' like crazy
Ain't his eyes empty and deep
Don't he sound sad as a baby
When she cries out in her sleep

We measured the space between Waylon and Willie
And Willie and Waylon and me
But there wasn't nothin' like Billy Jo Shaver
What Billy Jo Shaver should be-no
When he showed up sick later all bit by a spider
And crazy to look in the eye
He put on a show that was sad as it should of been
And nobody even knew why

Ain't that clown laughin' like crazy
Ain't his eyes empty and deep
Don't he sound sad as a baby
When she cries out in her sleep

 

[fox69]

"Final Attraction"

"Final Attraction"



Well, here you are
The final attraction
Awaiting direction
From somewhere above

Your finest performance
Approaching perfection
I know what you're making
Is some kind of love

Somewhere in your lifetime
You were dared into feeling
So many emotions
That tear you apart

But they love you so badly
For sharing their sorrows
So pick up that guitar
Go break a heart

Come on boy, get back up there
You can do it one more time
For Hank Williams, go break a heart
And Janis Joplin, go break a heart
And Waylon Jennings, go break a heart
And John Lennon, go break a heart
And Roger Miller and Jimi Hendrix
And Mickey Newbury, add on
And maybe one time for me
Go break a heart

 

[fox69]

"For The Good Times"

"For The Good Times"



Don't look so sad. I know it's over
But life goes on and this world keeps on turning
Let's just be glad we had this time to spend together
There is no need to watch the bridges that we're burning

Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops
Blow softly against my window
Make believe you love me one more time
For the good times

I'll get along; you'll find another,
And I'll be here if you should find you ever need me.
Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever,
There'll be time enough for sadness when you leave me.

Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body
Close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops
Blow softly against my window
Make believe you love me
One more time
For the good times

 

[fox69]

"Forever In Your Love"

"Forever In Your Love"


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:]
Think of all the love we made us
Since you used to be afraid of
Staring at those starry skies above our lives
And now you're free to
Be the best that you can be now
From here to eternity and I'll be here
Forever in your love

Nothing ever stays the same
Sometimes lovers even learn to change
And turn to strangers
If we never see a single dream come true
Hey, I still believe in you and me and I'm not sorry.

[Chorus:]
Think of all the love we made us
Since you used to be afraid of
Staring at those starry skies above our lives
And now you're free to
Be the best that you can be now
From here to eternity and I'll be here
Forever in your love

Be the best that you can be now
From here to eternity and I'll be here
Forever in your love.

 

[fox69]

"From Here To Forever"

"From Here To Forever"



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

Fill your heart for the mornin' tomorrow
You've still got a long way to grow
And the love that you're dreamin' will guide you
And live like a song in your soul

And darlin' if we're not together
There's one thing I want you to know
I'll love you from here to forever
And be there wherever you go

There are so many feelings to follow
So many chances to take
So many ways you can stumble
Someday your heart's gonna break

Darlin' take all the time that you're given
Be all you know you can be
And if you need a reason for livin'
Do it for love and for me

And darlin' if we're not together
There's one thing I want you to know
I'll love you from here to forever
And be there wherever you go

I will love you from here to forever
And be there wherever you go

 

[fox69]

"From The Bottle To The Bottom"
(with Rita Coolidge)

"From The Bottle To The Bottom"
(with Rita Coolidge)



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 afternoon
Well I suppose I'm happy as a clown
But if it's got a thing to 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 the weeds has soaked the paper
He's been puttin' in his shoes to keep the ground from comin' through
And his future feels as empty as the pocket in his pants
Because he's never 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

You wonder if I'm better off
With freedom now to do the things I choose
With all my times my own and
I got nothin' left but sleepin' time to lose
There's no one here to carry on
If I stay out the whole night long
or give a tankerous damn if I don't call
I'm livin' like I wanted to
And doin' things I wanna do
And nothin' means a thing to me at all

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 the weeds soaked the paper
He's been puttin' in his shoes to keep the ground from comin' through
And his future feels as empty as the pocket in his pants
Because he's never 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

 

[fox69]

"Gettin' By, High And Strange"

"Gettin' By, High And Strange"



New York City was a stich in time
When I stood all I could of LA
Patchin' up the pieces of my tangled mind
Diggin' somethin' different every day, yeah.

Soon as I was better I was movin' on
Gettin' it together, gettin' good and gone
And by (gettin' by) high (good and high)
And strange (gonna get some strange.)

New ain't nothin' but a state of mind
Keeps a man from missin' what he left behind
I'll take anything that I can find
Anyhow, anywhere, anyway, anytime.

I'll keep livin' till the day I die
As long as I can get it up for one more try
Gettin' by (gettin' by) high (good and high)
And strange (gonna get some strange.)

 

[fox69]

"Give It Time To Be Tender"
(feat. Rita Coolidge)

"Give It Time To Be Tender"
(feat. Rita Coolidge)



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
I'm so afraid of the fall
Please give it time to be tender
And pretend that it won't hurt at all
Slowly, be gentle
Each step of the way
I've never been loved before.
Let me believe
You won't turn away
After I've opened the door
But darlin', don't make me surrender too soon
I'm so afraid of the fall
Please give it time to be tender
And pretend it won't hurt at all
Please give it time to be tender
And pretend it won't hurt at all

 

[fox69]

"Good Christian Soldier"

"Good Christian Soldier"



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 build a new, and better day

Now many years and miles, from Oklahoma
That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray
But he don't pray to be no Christian soldier, anymore
He just prays, to make it through, another day

'Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier, when you tote a gun
And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we're, playin' cards, writin' home, an' havin' lots of fun
Tellin' jokes and learnin' how to die

You know the things I've come to know, seem so confusin'
And it's gettin' hard to tell, what's wrong from right
I can't separate the winners from the losers anymore
And I'm thinkin' of just givin' up the fight

'Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier, when you tote a gun
And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we're, playin' cards, writin' home, an' ain't we havin' fun
Turnin' on and learnin' how to die

 

[fox69]

"Good Love (Shouldn't Feel So Bad)"

"Good Love (Shouldn't Feel So Bad)"



Damn the way you always bring me down
Can't you say a single thing that's true
You could take a perfect day and turn it right around
I'm afraid there ain't no way to please you

It's okay, 'cause it don't matter now
Go your way and I'll go my way too
Find some new somebodies who you'd rather be around
Maybe they can see their way to please you

Darlin', good love shouldn't feel so bad
This fighting might feel righteous, but it's wrong
We just make each other mad and lonesome
So tell me why the hell we tried so long

One more line and I'll be down the road
Do me one more dirty, girl I'm gone
Ain't it you who used to say, life's too short to live this way
Baby, I believe that life's too long

Darlin', good love shouldn't feel so bad
This fighting might feel righteous, but it's wrong
We just make each other mad and lonesome
So tell me why the hell we tried so long