I Got A Life Of My Own Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
I Got A Life Of My Own
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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I said I got a
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life of my
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I got a
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life of my
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I said don't try to make me a
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part of no
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plan
Take me or
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leave me alone
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Freedoms a feeling that
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few
under
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stand
I got a
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life of my
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I oughta' know where to
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sow my own
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seeds
And I oughta
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leave it alone
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Troubles an old friend
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I didn't need then
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I had a
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wife of my
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I said I got a
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life of my
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I got a
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life of my
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own
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I caught a beer bottle
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flat in the face
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It laid me back to the
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bone
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Hate is a flavor that's
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ugly to taste
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I had a knife of my
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own
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Now they leave me alone and a
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live in my
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cell
Lost in the
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steel and the stone
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Hopin' for heaven and
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headin' for
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hell
I got a
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life of my
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life of my
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I got a
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life of my
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life of my
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Got A Life Of My Own?
- The song I Got A Life Of My Own 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).