Worth Fighting For Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Worth Fighting For
Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
Written by Kris Kristofferson and Danny Timms
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Sunset on the highway to old
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Mexico
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Ruby like the
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wind
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upon my
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face
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Thunder from a storm on the ho
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rizon far away
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Ruby cut directly to the
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chase
She said
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anywhere you're going baby
You just gotta know I'm on your
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side (I always was)
When you
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climb upon the stallion
You are bound to let him take you for a
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ride all the way
I know I'm still
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wild enough for
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you
And you know
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you you know
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you can count on
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me
Baby
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we used to
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be worth
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fightin' for so
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tell
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we
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anything like anything we
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used to be
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Tried to make believe before the
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fall
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Tell me how the hell you keep your
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spirit (remember spirit)
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Strong enough to answer to the
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call
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Ruby closed her eyes and faced the heavens
She said take me to the
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stars one more time
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was doing eighty but I pushed her through the floor
And watched her
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climb out of sight (out of mind)
I know I'm still
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wild enough for
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you
And you know
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you you know
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you can count on
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me
Baby
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we used to
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be worth
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fightin' for so
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tell me are we
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Anywhere you're going baby
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side (I always was)
When you
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climb upon the stallion
You are bound to let him take you for a
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ride all the way
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wild enough for
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you
And you know
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you you know
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you can count on
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me
Baby
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we used to
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be worth
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fightin' for so
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tell me are we
FAQ
Who sang the the song Worth Fighting For?
- The song Worth Fighting For 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).
