1.Broken Freedom Song
Got a song about a soldier,
Ridin' somewhere on a train
Empty sleeve pinned to his shoulder
And some pills to ease the pain
Started drinkin' in el paso,
He was drunk in san antone,
Tellin' strangers who were sleepin'
How he hated goin' home
Just a simple song of freedom,
He was never fightin' for,
No one's listenin' when you need 'em,
Ain't no fun to sing that song no more.
Got a song about a sister,
Waitin' somewhere by the phone,
For some man who never missed her,
Ever since he come and gone
And its harder for a woman,
With a baby on the way,
That's the price of bein' human,
When you're poor enough to pay,
So she listens to the freedom,
In the silence at her door
No one's missin' till you need 'em
Ain't no fun to sing that song no more
Got a song about a savior,
Lookin' lonesome and afraid,
At a city full of strangers,
And a cross he never made
And he's sadder than he's wiser,
And a longer way from home,
And he wonders why his father,
Left him bleeding and alone.
Just a broken song of freedom,
And the closing of a door,
No one's missin' till you need 'em
Ain't no fun to sing that song no more.
2.I May Smoke Too Much
Once my future was shiny as the
Seat of my pants are today
Then old mother luck and all her
Daughters started duckin' me
When i finally got tired of just sittin' there
Watching my life slip away
I said i better start takin' all the living
That's a-comin' to me
Chorus：
Now i love too much, fight too much
Stay out late at night too much
But you bet your butt i'm going to
Live before i die
And i may smoke too much, drink too much
Every blessed thing too much
It's a low-down life, but it ain't gonna pass me by
I don't care if the world don't ever hear
The sound of my name
And old mother luck and all her daughters
Keep a-duckin' me
As long as that cat that i gotta look at when
I shave ain't ashamed
There ain't no jody in the world
I'd ever rather be.
Chorus：
Now i love too much, fight too much
Stay out late at night too much
But you bet your butt i'm going to
Live before i die
And i may smoke too much, drink too much
Every blessed thing too much
It's a low-down life, but it ain't gonna pass me by
3.Lights Of Magdala
Oh, the lights of magdala flicker
Dimly on the shore
Holy sailor sailing on the sea
Patiently waiting she walked quietly
To the door
Another lonely night in galilee
Chorus：
Magdalene, don't wrap your dreams in sorrow
Save them for tomorrow if it comes
When we'll meet within the circle
Round the sun
Oh, if heaven were a lady don't you
Know you'd been the one
Through the streets of jerusalem
You followed him once more
Holy sailor's come home from the sea
Someone somewhere's calling him
To a golden distant shore
Far from the lonely nights in galilee
Chorus：
Magdalene, don't wrap your dreams in sorrow
Save them for tomorrow if it comes
When we'll meet within the circle
Round the sun
Oh, if heaven were a lady don't you
Know you'd been the one
4.One For The Money
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 place
Chorus：
It's one for the money
And too far to go
Three fingers of whiskey
Just for the soul
That lady you're pleasin'
Is hungry and cold
Don't look in her eyes
You'll see what you sold
Too many bodies in too many bars
Too many feelings are fallin' behind
Cause you're easy to fool when you're lost in the stars
Shoot out that spotlight before you go blind
Chorus：
It's one for the money
And too far to go
Three fingers of whiskey
Just for the soul
That lady you're pleasin'
Is hungry and cold
Don't look in her eyes
You'll see what you sold
5.Rescue Mission
By kris kristofferson, bob neuwirth, roger mcguinn, seymour
cassell
The captain touched his swagger stick
Up to his golden eye
And boogied through the vestibule
While bidding us goodbye
The enemy surrounds us
And our spirits almost gone
The devil take the cavalry
That sold us for a song
There's chi-chi's on the starboard, lads
And chi-chi's in the stern
And hashish in the hookah pipes
And bonny grass to burn
Our mission is a secret
But we're fool enough to try
We'll sail the bloody ocean, boys
Or drink the bastard dry
'if i'd've been a carpenter,' the swarthy
Sergeant said
'i'd never seen this ugly thing
That hangs above my head
The hell with all your heros
And the wounds they hope to show
I'm just a simple soldier, son
With one more year to go'
The albatross was tiring
And the cook was in a stew
The filthy little cabin boy
Was whizzing in my shoe
The captain's wife was aging
And the first mate heard her scream
When tommy slipped tabasco in the
Captain's vaseline
'our time will soon be gone,' he said
'it's all we've left to lose
We've shot our ammunition
And we're all but out of booze
So here's to irma donegal
Here's to nellie blye
And here's to my old friend,' he said
And kissed his ass goodbye
'give off! give off! you sorry lot.
Give off!,' the captain cried
'we've lost our bloody anchor
And we're driftin' with the tide
The swollen surf is pounding
Like a thousand cannons roar
And i shake the hand of any man
Who guides us into shore.'
'we're saved! we're saved!'
The soldiers said
'we're saved!,' the sailors cried
And soldiers climbed aboard
While sailors left from either side
Some swabbies hit the minefield and
The rifles got the rest
And somewhere there's a schooner
Sinkin' slowly in the west
6.Rock And Roll Time
By kris kristofferson, bob neuwirth and roger mcguinn
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
Convicted of running
On rock and roll time
Chorus：
I said rock and roll time
Please take me away
To the whiskey and wine
Of some better day
And if sometimes it seems
I'm falling behind
Remember i'm running
On rock and roll time
I'm judged in your airports
Each time that i fly
I've been locked in your jailhouse
Oh, but i'm getting by
Just hoping that heaven
Is happy and high
And everyone's running
On rock and roll time
Chorus：
I said rock and roll time
Please take me away
To the whiskey and wine
Of some better day
And if sometimes it seems
I'm falling behind
Remember i'm running
On rock and roll time
7.Same Old Song
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 the heavy times
And hopin' for the best
And i can't recall the names of all
Them places that we played in
All them squirrely party girls
And pills we used to pop
Hardly ever sleepin' in
Those cheap motels we stayed in
Hopin' we could take it 'til we'd make it to the top
Chorus：
And them nights, get a little bit brighter
And them bars just a little bit better
And the sweet, just a little bit sweeter
But them blues, well it's still the same old song
Now we're stars and shining on
Them prime time t.v. shows
Every stranger knows our name
And every little where we go
Findin' out the bottom ain't so different
From the top
Just a few more friends that you'll be losin'
When you drop
And i've left some of my soul on
Every sweaty sheet that i could sleep on
Gettin' just as close to any body as i could
I don't regret a single bed i've laid my body down on
Ever since the first i had
The worst i had was good
Chorus：
And them nights, get a little bit brighter
And them bars just a little bit better
And the sweet, just a little bit sweeter
But them blues, well it's still the same old song
8.Shandy(The Perfect Disguise)
Shandy was somebody's daughter
Driving to something insane
They busted her crossing the border
Quick as a sniff of cocaine
All she could pay was attention
So all they could take was her time
Proving an ounce of possession
Ain't worth a piece of your mind.
Chorus：
'cause nightmares are somebody's daydreams
Daydreams are somebody's lies.
Lies ain't no harder than telling the truth.
Truth is the perfect disguise
Locked in the goldhandle bathroom
Martin was changing his mind
Shedding his humble pretensions
One careful toke at a time
And wiping the mask off the man in the mirror
Who really was billy the kid
Smiling at somebody dying
For something that he never did
Chorus：
'cause nightmares are somebody's daydreams
Daydreams are somebody's lies.
Lies ain't no harder than telling the truth.
Truth is the perfect disguise
As soon as he sat down beside her
Shining like saturday night
Shandy was his for the saving
Sweet as she looked in the light
And maybe they moved from the bar to the bedroom
Maybe just stood there instead
Martin woke up wet and screaming
Dreaming of blood on the bed.
Chorus：
'cause nightmares are somebody's daydreams
Daydreams are somebody's lies.
Lies ain't no harder than telling the truth.
Truth is the perfect disguise
9.Smile At Me Again
By kris kristofferson and stephen bruton
Monday caught me early
Comin' down by surprise
Waiting for a signal light to change
Breathing something bitter
That was burnin' my eyes
Thinkin' i'd go drink myself
Back home on the range
Shot down and sinking fast on sunset strip
Holding on to something in my head
Everything gets heavy when you're
Losin' your grip
Nothin' looks as empty as a motel bed
Chorus：
Lord, i'm still a stranger
In this god-forsaken land
Farther from my future and my friends
I'm gonna take enough
To wake me up and make me one
Last one night stand
Then take me home to something's
Gonna smile at me again
Break my connections
When i shake me loose
Give my old equipment to the band
Let my friend the devil
Pay the rest of my dues
Take me home to something's
Gonna smile at me again
10.Stairway To The Bottom
Well you've started again
With the wife of a friend
On another night you hope you won't recall
And the wine that you're drinkin'
Doesn't keep you from thinkin'
Of the bitter taste that lingers in your soul
As you listen to your lies
Once again you realize
That she doesn't mean a thing to you at all
And i watch you climb that stairway
To the bottom
Every evening in that mirror on the wall
You take pride in deceiving
One who tried hard believin' in you
Even after all the lies you told
But each lie that you've spoken
And each vow that you've broken
Was a new nail in the coffin of your soul
If you think someone's cryin'
For the love that is dyin'
With the trust that you betray each time you fall
Look around you on that stairway to the bottom
No one's watchin' but that mirror on the wall
Look around you on that stairway to the bottom
No one's watchin' but that mirror on the wall
11.Star Spandgled Bummer(Whores Die Hard)
Ring anvil for the deal
We dealt us by mistake
Our angel made of steel
Is big enough to break
Cause the rust is at his heel
And i swear i seen him shakin'
But who'll be here to bring this body home
The cabaret was crowded
As her bed on payday night
Sammy hit a soldier
And the fools begun to fight
We scattered like the shadows
In the early morning light
But she remained to bring the body home
For longer than it seemed
She loved some honest man
Who chased her wildest dreams
And rode her like the wind
And they forged the bloody chains
For some wounds too deep for mendin'
But she was there to bring the body home
The barker stood there smilin'
As he beckoned us inside
To see the shining creature that had
Grown too big to hide
Look here, he said, he's harmless
And we wished he wasn't lyin'
Cause few remained to bring the body home
Ring anvil for the deal
We dealt us by mistake
Our angel made of steel
Is big enough to break
Cause the rust is at his heel
And i swear i've seen him shakin'
And we'll be here to bring the body home
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