Lay Me Down (And Love The World Away) Song Lyrics and Chords
Lay Me Down (And Love The World Away) Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Lay Me Down (And Love The World Away)
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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I'm not mad at nothing baby
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try to understand
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I don't care what
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happened
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yester
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I'm just glad that you're so glad to
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see my face again
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That's all that's
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important
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And I believe the hardest part is
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ove
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Wakin' up with
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out you
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every
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Nothin' matters now that we're
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toge
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ther
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Lay me down and
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love the
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world
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away
We've no way of knowing baby
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how it's gonna end
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Maybe we'll be
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sorry
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one more
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It just feels so good to me to
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feel so good again
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I'll just lay my
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chances on the
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Cause I believe the hardest part is
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ove
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r
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out you
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every
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Nothin' matters now that we're
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toge
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Lay me down and
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love the
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world
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away
FAQ
Who sang the the song Lay Me Down (And Love The World Away)?
- The song Lay Me Down (And Love The World Away) 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).
