Jackson Browne – Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
(Performed by Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt on the Pete Seeger tribute album Where Have All The Flowers Gone;1998)
Jackson:
When I was a young man I’d never been kissed;
I got to thinking about what I had missed.
I found a girl. I kissed her and then…
Oh Lord, I kissed her again.
Together:
Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine.
Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine.
Bonnie:
He asked me to marry and be his sweet wife;
We would be happy — all of our life.
He begged and he pleaded like a natural man, and then…
Oh Lord, I gave him my hand.
Together:
Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine.
Oooooh, kisses…
Jackson:
I worked mighty hard and so did my wife;
Working hand in hand to make a good life.
Corn in the field and wheat in the bins, and then…
Oh Lord, I was the father of twins.
Together:
Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine.
Oooooh, kisses…
Bonnie:
Our children numbered just about four
And they all had sweethearts knocking on the door.
They all got married and they didn’t wait, I was…
Oh Lord! A grandmother of eight!
Together:
Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine.
Oooooh, kisses…
Jackson:
Now we are old and ready to go
Thinking about what happened a long time ago.
Bonnie:
We had lots of kids and trouble and pain, but…
Oh Lord, we’d do it again.
Together:
Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine.
Oooooh, kisses…
Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine.
Oooooh, kisses…
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