Down To Her Socks Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Down To Her Socks
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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Slowly she sank to her
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knees on the
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floor
Cursin' the freedom she'd
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won
From the
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torture she vowed not to
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take
any
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more
And the victim
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she'd almost
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become
For a
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lady who'd learned all there
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is about leaving
She sure took a long time to
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go
But he
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loved her right down to her
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socks and no
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further
And her feet were the
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last ones to
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know
Spoken:
You see the problem is
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sometimes when you take
A good stiff
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shot to the heart it kinda stuns you
It takes a
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while for the message to get down
To your feet to get you out of
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trouble
So you stand there like some old fighter taking
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punishment
You don't even know you're
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takin'
But one day you wake up and look down at your feet
And
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find they're just walking you away fro
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me
For a
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lady who'd learned all there
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is about living
She sure picked a hard way to
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go
But he
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loved her right down to her
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socks and no
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further
And her feet were the
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last ones to
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know
Yes he loved her right down to her
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socks and no
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further
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Down To Her Socks?
- The song Down To Her Socks 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).
