Kris Kristofferson - El Gavilan (The Hawk) Lyrics






You gotta make your own rules, child
You gotta break your own chains
The dreams that possess you
Can blossom and bless you
Or run you insane

The moment is yours now
To lay on the line
The past just don't matter
Tomorrow won't mind

Lay down beside me
Show me a sign
Let me feel your spirit
Running with mine

I don't deserve you
I'm just a man
But I swear I'll love you
Just as hard as I can

Storm on the mountain
Stars in the sky
Running for glory
Freedom to fly

Will you remember
Way down the road
Somebody loves you
More Than you know





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  1. W.... S....

    Man you really are the biggest kris kristofferson fan lol. I appreciate your hard work on all your videos you do a great job. I've been listening to him alot I always knew who he was from the highwaymen and movies but I had no clue the skill the man had writing lyrics. I'll be seeing him in concert in a couple months in Evansville Indiana with my wife and were both so excited. I play myself and can play alot of his songs on guitar and his music has gotten through some very dark days lately. Thank you again I appreciate it very much.

  2. A.... E....

    Eu já ouvi essa música c/outro cara cantando, tocava em uma radio de BH,MG Procuro até hoje...Não consigo achar...

  3. M.... O....

    I have just ordered ‘Welcome Home’ today Tina. This video of yours is one of my favourites although I love all of them!

  4. K.... B....

    Can't keep looking at this guy.. He's too ..too...... Whatever it is that he's got.

  5. a.... e....

    i watch this movie last night and i have seen it many times, i cry every time i see it.<3 i have seen Toruble in mind to many times ,and i love it.<3

    a.... e....

    Yes Anita, great movie and really touching.

  6. 1.... ....

    Спасибо

  7. a.... e....

    I watch the movie Trouble in mind tonight, it was a great movie and Kris was great in it. I don't know why but i like this movie better, and i was disaponted of the lady who sang this song, it was so bad that i diden't hear wat song it was in the beginning. I love this song when Kris singing it.❤

  8. a.... e....

    I watch this movie again today, and i just love this movie. I always crying when i see welcom Home. When he sitt in the car an take of his sunglasses, omg i just love his blue eyes. I love Kris his music and movies, there is no one like him.

  9. J.... D....

    Love the old Porsche.

  10. a.... e....

    He have so beautiful blue eyes❤ i love Kris and his music and I love this movie. ❤

  11. S.... W....

    Love Kris, Have for a long time. Just discovering some of these songs, makes me appreciate him even more.

  12. D.... A....

    Hi biggestkkfan, do you know where I can buy the movie?

    D.... A....

    Try it with Amazon
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Welcome-Home-Kris-Kristofferson/dp/B008PNU77U
    https://www.amazon.de/Toter-kehrt-zur%C3%BCck-Welcome-Spanische/dp/B008PNU77U
    https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Home-Region-Kris-Kristofferson/dp/B009ZNTP6S

  13. h.... h....

    das ist ein song voll aus dem leben echt toll.

  14. l.... ....

    Totally agree with what you say about the two movies. First heard this beautiful song in 'Trouble in Mind' - which I also enjoyed - as you say, interesting. The box of my dvd quotes Roger Ebert as saying this movie "isn't a comedy, but it knows that it is funny". I'd go with that - I found myself laughing out loud even while I was cringing. Kris, of course, was wonderful. I also agree that this song goes wonderfully well with the storyline of "Welcome Home" and your choice of scenes from it. I recently played this song to a student who is about to go off to college and was expressing doubts about his abilities. He left a lot more confident. I regularly use KK songs to illustrate poetic techniques. Because the students find the content and the meaning accessible - and love the music too, they learn more easily to identify technique. Kristofferson as a teaching aid! Well done and huge thanks again for your work.

    l.... ....

    +lindagal Glad you like it and thank you for your comment.
    Great you use his songs as a teaching aid... Some people get to him just by themselves, some need a helping hand :-)
    This was my second videoclip I've ever edited to his songs... I loved this movie so much I wanted to make a video with scenes from it. Was glad to find a good match with this song :-) Still remember how long it took me to find all the tools I needed and especially to convert it to the size I wanted it to have... That was in January 2009. My first one was Lover please... Before that I had only uploaded some performances from the Nassau concert, because the ones that were on YT weren't of good picture quality, and those from the Breakthrough DVD. But then my sis asked me to upload Lover please, and I didn't want to upload a video with just a pic to the song...

  15. J.... W....

    you the Man,biggestfan Thanx

    J.... W....

    Thank you for watching and commenting. Glad you like it.

  16. t.... ....

    Love the movie, the song and appreciate the work you put into this, Tina!

    t.... ....

    Thank you, Louise ☺

  17. B.... B....

    beautifully done thanks very much both video and song   b.f.

    B.... B....

    great mate well done to a great singer

    B.... B....

    @Brian Byrne Glad you like them. Thanks for commenting, Brian, and enjoy!

  18. n.... b....

    amazing

  19. S.... ....

    love the Marianne Faithful cover of this song too

    S.... ....

    Richie Havens

    S.... ....

    love the Marianne Faithfull cover so much higher than this

  20. b.... b....

    Very good! 

  21. K.... F....

    Saw the movie in the theater when it was released here, I mean where the song was first released, I loved it, and I love KK and Tina, the bigget KK fan after me,lol. Thanks Tina ,;-)

    K.... F....

    I love this movie... and Kris did not die in it :-)

  22. C.... ....

    Nice ! ! !

    C.... ....

     this reunion such love how can u not believe in love and happiness

  23. b.... ....

    The scenes in my video are from the movie "Welcome home" - in case you haven't read my info box ;-)

  24. J.... V....

    Now on you tube

  25. J.... V....

    Clip is from the movie."Coming Home" Story of a Viet Nam pilot who was reported MIA/KIA who returns after 17 years in 1987.

  26. b.... ....

    This song IS called "El gavilan", but has the adding "The Hawk" (in brackets) - that's what the nickname of his character in the movie was. In the movie it's sung by Marianne Faithful, but Kris wrote this song. Don't know if there's any other song with the same title.

  27. M.... T....

    Is this song called "el gavilan"? Or is that the film title? Im researching the song el gavilan.... It is a mexican standard. Kris is a fan of these songs. Wondering if this is his interpretation of this classic song.... Please help?

  28. s.... ....

    Love to see it....but....Trouble in Mind is my Favorite Movie

  29. J.... M....

    this is a great song