by Kris Kristofferson on album Feeling Mortal

I got a friend named Ramblin’ Jack He’s got a face like a tumbled down shack That’s been lived in too long to be torn down He’s high on life and low on luck And big on driving diesel truck

by Kris Kristofferson on album Spooky Lady's Sideshow

Do I look like a loser? Do I stand in your way? A threat to your future You planned yesterday Well, I fought for my freedom Some called it a crime Convicte

by Kris Kristofferson on album Who's To Bless And Who's To Blame

I listened to a friend who'd do the same for me last night 'Cause it takes one to really understand And I watched him try to walk the line Between what's wrong and right And knew that fool was gon

by Kris Kristofferson on album Repossessed

If you're looking for a fighter who'll defend you And love you for your Freedom. I'm your man. And I ain't gonna leave you for the crazy things you're doing But don't ask me to lend a helping hand.

by Kris Kristofferson on album Spooky Lady's Sideshow

I've seen you standing there stunned in the spotlight I've seen the sweat streak the pain on your face 'Cause you're caught like a clown in a circle of strangers Who do you screw to get out of this

by Kris Kristofferson on album Spooky Lady's Sideshow

I was just a young man working steady in a good time band Pickin' every single little lick I could just to please the man Harlan sang the lead for half and we split up the rest Hangin' on through t

by Kris Kristofferson on album Feeling Mortal

Give a man a yeller and he’ll be your friend forever Give a man a speckled bird and he’ll never leave your side And darling, truly making love will take you higher than the mountains And you ta

by Kris Kristofferson on album Closer To The Bone

I’m singing this song for my sister Sinead* Concerning the god awful mess that she made When she told them her truth just as hard as she could Her message profoundly was misunderstood There&rsq

by Kris Kristofferson on album Feeling Mortal

You’re going back now and I guess you think she’s waiting ‘Cause she’s waited there so many times before I suppose that you suppose that she’s still crying Like the way she was when you w

by Kris Kristofferson on album Miscellaneous

Now there, far from me, there's an old holler tree Where you lay down a dollar or two You go round the bend and you come back again With a jug of that good old mountain dew They call it that old moun

by Kris Kristofferson on album Third World Warrior

Don't you like to see the hero take his licks like a man Stand up and be tested and be true? Would you like to be a hero in your life? Well you can Did you know it's up to you? Would you trade y

by Kris Kristofferson on album Easter Island

I've 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

by Kris Kristofferson on album Miscellaneous

Kristofferson Kris The Winning Hand The Bandits Of Beverly Hills She knew the moment their eyes came together They'd never need to explain He was a bandit behind his behavior She was precisely the

by Kris Kristofferson on album Who's To Bless And Who's To Blame

It started when the neighbors saw my fancy new T.V That opens up the gate outside my home And let's me let in anyone I really wanna see And keep out all them other dudes I don't Then one by one

by Kris Kristofferson on album Miscellaneous

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 th

by Kris Kristofferson on album Spooky Lady's Sideshow

Oh, the lights of Magdala flicker Dimly on the shore Holy sailor sailing on the sea Patiently waiting she walked quietly To the door

by Kris Kristofferson on album Feeling Mortal

I built my own chains in the land of the free A slave to a job that meant nothing to me With three shiny new cars and a split level home To furnish the tomb I was dying to own Then one day I wak

by Kris Kristofferson on album Spooky Lady's Sideshow

The captain touched his swagger stick Up to his golden eye And boogied through the vestibule While bidding us goodbye The enemy surrounds us

by Kris Kristofferson on album Miscellaneous

I have seen the morning burning golden On the mountain in 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 dy

by Kris Kristofferson on album Miscellaneous

Kristofferson Kris Songwriter Down To Her Socks Here's a song about a good 'ole girl with a big 'ole heart that got broke 'cause she was in love with some son of a bitch who didn't love her back en