“Burden Of Freedom”
My back to the dungeon
The doorway to freedom
So close to my hand
And voices behind me
So bitterly damn me
For seeking salvation
They don’t understand
[Chorus:]
Lord, help me to shoulder
The Burden of Freedom
And give me the courage
To Be What I Can
And When I am Wounded
By those who condemn me
Lord, help me forgive them
They don’t understand
Their lonely frustration
Descending to laughter
Erases the footprints
I leave in the Sand
But I’m free to travel
Where no one can follow
In search of the kingdom
They don’t understand
[Chorus:]
Lord, help me to shoulder
The Burden of Freedom
And give me the courage
To be what I can
And when I have wounded
The last one who loved me
Lord, help her forgive me
I don’t understand.
About Kris Kristofferson Lyrics
Artist: Kris Kristofferson
Related songs: Josie Lyrics
Album: Border Lord
Release date: February 15, 1972
Label: Monument Records
Born: June 22, 1936 (age 86 years), Brownsville, Texas, United States
Grandparents: Roy Wilson Ashbrook, Anna Louise Adams
Great-grandparents: James Freeman Adams, Anna Sophia Nash
Songwriting partners: Rita Coolidge, Jerry Lee Lewis, MORE
Awards: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, MORE
Nominations: Grammy Award for Song of the Year, MORE
Books: Kris Kristofferson Guitar Collection (Songbook), Here Comes that Rainbow Again