Duvalier's Dream Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Duvalier's Dream
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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Duvalier was a
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bitter man who
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cursed the mornin' sun
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That brought a
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new betrayal every
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day
He shunned the world of
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mortals and the
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sounds of human tongues
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And blessed the night
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that chased their
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sight
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disillusioned dreamer who
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would never love
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again
Who tried a bit and
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found that it
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was
rotten
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Preferring perfect
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strangers to the
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company of friends
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Cause strangers are so
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easily
for
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gotten
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Oh it's
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hard to keep believin' when you know you've been deceived
To face a lie and dare to try
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again
But there's nothin' like a woman with the spell of make believe
To make a new believer of a
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man
Duvalier took the fickle
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turns of fortune in
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his
stride
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Expecting next to
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nothing out of
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life
Till fortune found a
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girl who fanned the
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flame he thought had died
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burning
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beauty cut him like a
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knife
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She touched him through the senses that his
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mind could not
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control
Then smiling stepped
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aside and watched
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him
fall
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Betrayed by his own
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body and the hunger in his
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soul
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Duvalier was a
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dreamer after
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Duvalier's Dream?
- The song Duvalier's Dream was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
