Maybe you bought all the lies that she told you
Maybe they tore you apart
Maybe she shrugged off your finest emotions
And carelessly walked on your heart
Life ain't for sissies
And you ain't no sissy, boy
Only the strongest survive
Bad love is better than no love at all
At least you know you're alive
***Chorus
And thank God you still have your feelings
And you're free to be easy and warm
'Cause from here to the end is what matters, my friend
And you're right at the peak of your form
Still in the eye of the storm
Maybe you tried something too hard to handle
Maybe you took you a fall
Is it true that if not for the pain that you're feeling
It wouldn't have mattered at all
(Tell the truth)
All there is left between living and dying
Is loving or leaving alone
You can take it or leave it
Or make up your mind
To go fall on your ass on your own
**Repeat Chorus
Words & Music by Kris Kristofferson c. Jody Ray Publishing, Inc. (BMI) All Rights Reserved