Shake Hands With The Devil

Kris Kristofferson Shake Hands With The Devil Lyrics
1.Come Sundown

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 yet to come;
'cause this morning, she's just leavin',
But, come sundown, she'll be gone.

See the lipstick on the pillow
That i placed beneath her head;
And the soft sheets still feel warm, lord,
Where she lay upon my bed;

And it hurts to know it's over,
For the hurt, lord, has just begun.
'cause this morning, she's just leavin',
But, come sundown, she'll be gone.


2.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 furture 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.


3.Killer Barracuda

Look into water, see the barracuda
Patient as the devil
Hanging still
Like a shadow in the water
Pretty barracuda,
Dagger of the devil
Waiting to kill

Little girl beware, of killer barracuda
He rules these waters like a king
He'll cut your heart out slicker than a dagger
Not 'cause he's hungry 'cause he's mean

You can see the shark now
Glidin' through the water
Ugly as death.
Eats anything
But the pretty barracuda, don't touch no leavins
Takin' what he wants to
'cause he's king
And you can't scare him or entice him
He won't move for the devil, 'til his own time
Then quicker than heartbeat
He'll turn you away girl just to
See you fall, and leave you dyin'

Little girl beware of the killer barracuda
He rules these waters like a king
He'll cut your heart out slicker than a dagger
Not 'cause he's hungry
'cause he's mean


4.Lucky In Love

You look so good to me, you never change
Lord has it really been so long
Somehow old mystery, don't matter now
Or who was right, and who was wrong

We can make a new memory, of you and me
'cause i'm losing the ones i been using too long on my own
We can take it like it ought to be, so easily
When you luck into lucky lovin' you leave it alone

Feel this heart of mine,
Lord can't you see how bad that we been missin' you
These days it's hard to find, or make-
Believe, any dreams worth comin' true

We can take it to eternity, you and me
'cause we're better together than we'll ever be on our own
We can make like it ought to be, so easily
When you luck into lucky lovin' you leave it alone

We can make a new memory, of you and me
'cause i'm losing the ones i been using too long on my own
We can make it like it ought to be, so easily
When you luck into lucky lovin' you leave it alone


5.Once More With Feeling

We're just goin' through the motions
Of the parts we've learned to play
Never quite together like before
But somehow darlin' something good
Got lost along the way
And our song ain't nothing
Special anymore

Let's try it one more time
With feeling darlin', take it from the top
Let me feel those tears a fallin' babe
I don't want to miss a single drop
Darlin' make believe your makin'
Me believe each word you say
Try it once more with feeling
And we'll call it a day

Ah you're reachin' out to touch me
Darlin' just the way you used to do
An you're lookin' everywhere but
In my eyes
Well that's an oldy but it's a goody babe
But them words ain't ringin' true
And you don't seem very sure of your life

So try it one more time with feeling
Darlin' take it from the top
This one is the big one baby so give
It everything you got
Darlin' make believe your makin' me
Believe each word you say
Let's try it once more with feeling
And we'll call it a day


6.Prove It To You One More Time Again

Nobody's blamin' you.
Don't get me wrong.
I know so many things you done for me.
But you got your life that you gotta live
And i'll get along.
I just wonder who you wanted me to be.

And i just can't believe that you still don't believe in me
Or hold a clue to who i am.
I just hope to god that i still got the heart to take it
And prove it to you one more time again.

So many lies we've told so many times
Maybe it's too late to make it love again
If we got a choice then we gotta chance
We gotta try
And do the story true right to the end.

And i can't believe that you still don't believe in me
And you still don't understand me
I just hope to god that i still got the heart to take it
And prove it to you one more time again.


7.Seadream

Pretty lady look at me
I'm a sailor from the sea
I can take you anywhere
You can join me do you dare?

Like a dagger made of diamonds
In a scabbard soft as gold
I can show you pretty secrets
Human lips have never told.

And she said, 'sailor, come with me
Is it lonesome on the sea
Is there shelter for your head
Like the comfort of my bed?'

Love is harder than a diamond
And as soft and pure as gold
And it's sweet as any secret
Any sailor ever told.

Pretty lady look at me
I'm a sailor from the sea
I can take you anywhere
You can join me do you dare?

Pretty lady look at me
I'm a sailor from the sea.


8.Shake Hands With The Devil

I know some people say that i'm the devil in disguise,
I won't try to tell you that i ain't.
I don't like believing that i'm evil in your eyes,
But i ain't make believing i'm a saint,
'cause i'll do anything i can to win you from the world,
It's something that my senses can't control.
And if that's sin then shake hands with the devil, little girl,
I want your body and your soul.

Chorus:
Shake hands with the devil, don't be frightened, i won't hurt
you.
I don't want your silver or your gold.
I'm not after anything that you don't want to give me,
I just want your body and your soul.

Other men can offer something peaceful and secure,
I can't offer anything but me.
I can take you higher than you've ever been before
And show you things you never dared to see.
And hand in hand together we can laugh the world away,
I'll keep you from the hunger and the cold.
So let your love come easy, you don't need to be afraid,
I just want your body and your soul.

Chorus:
Shake hands with the devil ...