Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
From Kris Kristofferson’s second album, The Silver Tongued Devil and I, “The Taker” is one of the only songs he wrote in collaboration with another, this time Shel Silverstein, who is perhaps most famous today for his books of silly children’s poetry such as A Light in the Attic and Falling Up. Ho...
{Intro}
He's a giver, he'll give her
The kind of attention that she's never known
He's a teacher, he'll teacher her
To open the doors that she can't on her own
He's a lover, he'll love her
In ways that she never has been loved before
And he's a getter, he'll get her
By gettin' her into the world she's been hungryin' for
He's a charmer, and he'll charm her
With money and manners that I never learned
He's a leader, and he'll lead her
Across pretty bridges he's planning to burn
He's a talker, he'll talk her
Right off of her feet, but he won't talk for long
Cause he's a doer, and he'll do her
The way that I've never
And damned if he won't do her wrong
Cause he's a taker, he'll take her
To places and make her fly higher than she's ever dared to
He'll take his time before takin' advantage
Takin' her easy and slow
And after he's taken the body and soul
That she gives him, he'll take her for granted
Then he'll take off and leave her
Takin' all of her pride as he goes
Cause he's a taker, he'll take her
To places and make her fly higher than she's ever dared to
He'll take his time before takin' advantage
Takin' her easy and slow
And after he's taken the body and soul
That she gives him, he'll take her for granted
Then he'll take off and leave her
Takin' all of her pride as he goes
{Outro}
The Taker was written by Kris Kristofferson & Shel Silverstein.
The Taker was produced by Fred Foster.