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Thread #16924 Message #2640324
Posted By: Genie
25-May-09 - 06:32 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Why Me, Lord? (Kris Kristofferson)
Subject: Lyr Req: Why Me? (Kris Kristofferson)
Note on the lyrics:
Kris himself modifies the lyrics slightly from one recording or performance to another.
In the YouTube I just posted, he sings the second verse this way:
Try me, Lord, if you think there's a way
I can try to repay all I've taken from you.
Maybe, Lord, I can show someone else
What I go through myself
On my way back to you.
The second part of the first verse should also be:
"Tell me, Lord, what did I ever do
That was worth loving you
And the kindness you've shown.
That's the only way I've ever heard him sing that line, and I'm pretty sure it's the original lyric (not "... to deserve loving you ..."). I just didn't notice that mistake when I posted the full lyrics above.
Genie