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Artist: Kris Kristofferson
Canonical path: /kris-kristofferson/epitaph
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Epitaph
Read Epitaph lyrics by Kris Kristofferson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Epitaph
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Her close friends have gathered.
Lord, ain't it a shame
Grieving together
Sharing the blame.
But when she was dying
Lord, we let her down.
There's no use cryin'
It can't help her now.
The party's all over
Drink up and go home.
It's too late to love her
And leave her alone.
Just say she was someone
Lord, so far from home
Whose life was so lonesome
She died all alone
Who dreamed pretty dreams
That never came true
Lord, why was she born
So black and blue?
Oh, why was she born
So black and blue?
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Kris Kristofferson performs "Epitaph", and this lyric page sits inside the Kris Kristofferson catalog on LyroVerse.
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