Kris Kristofferson
The Sabre & The Rose lyrics
Songwriters: Kristofferson, K
Feet hit the ground; feet leaving town
Quicker than a bullet or a knife
Falling aint no fun when youre on the run
Honey we was runnin for our life
When stagger lee had drunk his fill of moonlight
He turned his burnin eyes upon my soul
Its 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 down
Ill bring you to the sweetest thing that grows
Because the fairest ones in sight are bloomin every night at a tavern
Called the sabre and the rose.
We swang into the saddle slick as breathing
And slapped em once for pleasure with the reins
The horses snorted frosty in the moonlight
Somethin dark was singing in my veins
Older than the voices in my brain.
He said, this place youre gonna see is where they live and breathe
And sink down a little bit deeper every day
And sometimes at night, when the wind is runnin right,
You can hear it suckin thirty miles away
Then the light was crimson and I found her,
All naked and eternal and insane
Sacred as the mysteries around her like a veil
Nothin but her prison was profane
All we had in common was our chains.
Ah-burn it down boys
Burn it to the ground, boys
Burn it on down
Feet hit the ground; feet leaving town
Quicker than a bullet or a knife
All the way she ran holdin to my hand
Runnin for the river and our life
Slidin from the moonlight into shadows
Silent as the river as it flows
Swimmin to the place theyll never find us
All we left behind us was our clothes
And the stories, children.
Sing about the sabre and the rose
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