Kris Kristofferson - The hero (Breakthrough, 1989)

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   • Breakthrough (1989) - Kris Kristofferson a...  

The Hero is a song from Kris' album "Third World Warrior" (1990)
It's on the CD "Kris Kristofferson The Country Collection" (1998) which contains the two albums "Repossesed" (1986) and "Third World Warrior".
Both albums are just awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/Country-Collect...

The Borderlords:
Billy Swan, Stephen Bruton – guitar, vocals
Glen Clark – guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Tommy McClure – bass
Donnie Fritts – keyboards, vocals
Sammy Creason – drums
Danny Timms - keyboard, vocals

I really love these lyrics:

Don't you like to see the hero
take his licks like a man
stand up and be tested and be true?
Would you like to be a hero in your life,
well you can.
Did you know it's up to you?

Would you trade your place with Jesus on the cross
if you could
Shinin' through eternity?
Would it bother you to know
that you can be just as good
as you really want to be.

And if you're bound to do your duty
then it's time that you do
Look your future in the face
For the most important person in the world
which is you
or the whole damn human race...

You see, the good thing is
you don't have to be as good as Jesus to start out with
All you gotta do is ask yourself,
how would Gary Cooper have done it?
Or John Kennedy or Martin Luther King or Malcom X?

The Hero

Siehst du nicht gern den Helden,
wie er seine Prügel einsteckt wie ein Mann,
sich behauptet und geprüft wird und wahr bleibt?
Wärst du nicht gern ein Held in deinem Leben?
Also, du kannst es.
Wusstest du, dass es nur an dir liegt?

Würdest du deinen Platz mit Jesus am Kreuz tauschen,
wenn du könntest,
und durch die Ewigkeit leuchten?
Würde es dich stören zu wissen
dass du gerade so gut sein kannst
wie du wirklich sein willst?

Und wenn du deine Pflicht tun musst,
dann ist es an der Zeit, sie zu tun.
Schau deiner Zukunft ins Gesicht.
Für die wichtigste Person in der Welt, die du bist,
oder die gesamte verdammte Menschheit.

Du siehst, das Gute ist
du brauchst nicht so gut zu sein wie Jesus um erstmal anzufangen.
Alles was du tun musst ist, dich selbst zu fragen,
wie würde es denn Gary Cooper gemacht haben
oder J. F. Kennedy oder Martin Luther King oder Malcolm X?

This performance is from "Breakthrough", a moving and fascinating hourlong concert- documentary with Kris and his band, the Borderlords,
performing with amazingly heartfelt and honest feelings.

His concert at the Boulder Theatre in 1989 was filmed and added by some touching montage footage in several songs as well as some short interview parts in which Kris talks about his evolution from Vietnam volunteer to disillusioned patriot, about freedom and William Blake.

The dvd contains breathtaking footage and awesome performances of the songs:
Don' t let the bastards get you down,
The eagle and the bear,
Me and Bobby McGee,
Burden of freedom,
Aguila del norte,
Third World warrior,
Shipwrecked in the eighties,
The pilgrim,
They killed him,
The hero,
To beat the devil,
Third World War,
Under the gun.

http://www.amazon.com/Breakthrough-Kr...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kris-Kristoff...