Kris Kristofferson - This Old Road from New West Records on Vimeo.
Eg skjønte ikkje greia med Kris Kristofferson som songar. Johnny Cash og Waylon Jennings, OK. Willie Nelson, kanskje, men Kristofferson ? Surt og som ei kråke. Men no; noko av det finaste eg veit.
At mannen skriv og har skrive utruleg mange gode songar, har eg derimot aldri vore tvil om. Teksten på Pilgrims Progress frå siste plata hans er berre heilt fantastisk, etter mitt vit.
Pilgrims Progress
Am I young enough to believe in revolution
Am I strong enough to get down on my knees and pray
Am I high enough on the chain of evolution
To respect myself, and my brother and my sister
And perfect myself in my own peculiar way
I get lazy, and forget my obligations
I'd go crazy, if I paid attention all the time
And I want justice, but I'll settle for some mercy
On this Holy Road through the Universal Mind
Am I young enough to believe in revolution
Am I strong enough to get down on my knees and pray
Am I high enough on the chain of evolution
To respect myself, and my brother and my sister
And perfect myself in my own peculiar way
I got lucky, I got everything I wanted
I got happy, there wasn't nothing else to do
And I'd be crazy not to wonder if I'm worthy
Of the part I play in this dream that's coming true.
