Kristofferson Kris - The Show Goes On lyrics

We used to talk about the Rock and the Roll

That made it matter not to sell your soul

Like a banner that we held so high, we weren't afraid to fall

Steady rolling through the warning signs

That were hidden in between the lines

That kept us rocking 'til the break of day

Or any break at all

We used to take about a day and a night

To try to sing up all the soul in sight

And anyone who couldn't see the light

We had to leave behind

And the sweetest thing you ever heard

Was the singing of the Speckled Bird

And commercial was a dirty word

We laid it on the line

Chorus

It was all so easy then

We could do no wrong

We'll never be the same again

But the show goes on

We used to drink about a bucket of booze

To try to chase away the black and blues

And when it came the time to pay your dues

You gave an I.O.U.

To the devil with the dirty smile

Which he added to the growing pile

Of the promises you mean to keep

The day your dreams come true

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