Kris Kristofferson - The Sabre & The Rose Lyrics
Feet hit the ground; feet leaving townQuicker than a bullet or a knifeFalling aint no fun when youre on the runHoney we was runnin for our lifeWhen stagger lee had drunk his fill of moonlightHe turned his burnin eyes upon my soulIts time, by god, to spend this night with someone else, he said.Squeeze a little pleasure from the gold (love & glory, children)We can take it easy when were old.He said, well take us into town, lay our money downIll bring you to the sweetest thing that growsBecause the fairest ones in sight are bloomin every night at a tavernCalled the sabre and the rose.We swang into the saddle slick as breathingAnd slapped em once for pleasure with the reinsThe horses snorted frosty in the moonlightSomethin dark was singing in my veinsOlder than the voices in my brain.He said, this place youre gonna see is where they live and breatheAnd sink down a little bit deeper every dayAnd sometimes at night, when the wind is runnin right,You can hear it suckin thirty miles awayThen the light was crimson and I found her,All ***** and eternal and insaneSacred as the mysteries around her like a veilNothin but her prison was profaneAll we had in common was our chains.Ah-burn it down boysBurn it to the ground, boysBurn it on downFeet hit the ground; feet leaving townQuicker than a bullet or a knifeAll the way she ran holdin to my handRunnin for the river and our lifeSlidin from the moonlight into shadowsSilent as the river as it flowsSwimmin to the place theyll never find usAll we left behind us was our clothesAnd the stories, children.Sing about the sabre and the rose
