Kris’s Rules  by  John Flynn and Kris Kristofferson
 

JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO I HEARD YOU’D SLIPPED AWAY
NO ONE BUT MY OLD GUITAR TO CRY WITH SO I PLAYED
ALL THOSE SONGS YOU WROTE AND AFTER I’D SUNG EACH ONE THROUGH
A VOICE INSIDE ME SEEMED TO SAY “BOY, NOW IT’S UP TO YOU”
WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN I ASKED TO NO ONE THERE
THE SADNESS LIKE MY QUESTION SEEMED TO HANG IN EMPTY AIR
BUT THEN AS IF YOUR SPIRIT STOOD THERE WITH ME IN THE ROOM
I COULD HEAR YOU TELLING ME JUST WHAT I HAD TO DO

TELL THE TRUTH SING WITH PASSION
WORK WITH LAUGHTER LOVE WITH HEART
TELL THE TRUTH SING WITH PASSION
WORK WITH LAUGHTER LOVE WITH HEART

YOU USED TO REMIND US ALL WHAT WILLIAM BLAKE HAD SAID
THAT SORROW AND CONFUSION HAUNT THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
SHOULD THEY TURN THEIR BACKS UPON THE LIVES THEY’VE BEEN CALLED TO
FOR POETS, SAINTS, AND FOOLS LIKE ME THE WAY TO HONOR YOU IS

TELL THE TRUTH SING WITH PASSION
WORK WITH LAUGHTER LOVE WITH HEART
TELL THE TRUTH SING WITH PASSION
WORK WITH LAUGHTER LOVE WITH HEART

I HAVE NO PLACE TO LAY THIS HEARTACHE OR MY GRATITUDE
SO I’LL JUST KEEP ON DOING WHAT I THINK I’M CALLED TO DO
BLESSED BECAUSE I CAME TO KNOW A HERO AS A FRIEND
WHO TRIED TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT MATTERS IN THE END

TELL THE TRUTH SING WITH PASSION
WORK WITH LAUGHTER LOVE WITH HEART
TELL THE TRUTH SING WITH PASSION
WORK WITH LAUGHTER LOVE WITH HEART

JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO I HEARD YOU’D SLIPPED AWAY
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