He was also a Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and Helicopter pilot, and taught English Literature at West Point, btw. Quite an interesting guy. And you know him from a Barbra Striesand movie.
Oh, how I HATE his politics, but what a songwriter. It was quite a while before I realized it was him writing "Sunday Morning Comin' Down."
I thought Cash wrote it.
And Johnny's version is the standard.
But I give credit where it is due.
BTW, HOW does a man with such a background like Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson (to a lesser degree), become liberal pukes?
Country music is IMHO, the best reflection of America, and our values.