Smile At Me Again Lyrics

By Kris Kristofferson and Stephen Bruton 

Monday caught me early               
Comin' down by surprise              
Waiting for a signal light to change 
Breathing something bitter                 
That was burnin' my eyes                   
Thinkin' I'd go drink myself               
Back home on the range                     
                                           
Shot down and sinking fast on Sunset Strip 
Holding on to something in my head         
Everything gets heavy when you're          
Losin' your grip                           
Nothin' looks as empty as a motel bed      
                                           
Chorus:
Lord, I'm still a stranger                 
In this God-forsaken land                  
Farther from my future and my friends      
I'm gonna take enough                      
To wake me up and make me one              
Last one night stand                       
Then take me home to something's           
Gonna smile at me again                    
                                           
Break my connections                       
When I shake me loose              
Give my old equipment to the band  
Let my friend the devil            
Pay the rest of my dues            
Take me home to something's        
Gonna smile at me again