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Kristofferson, Kris - 1970 Help Me Make It Through the Night
Identifier
025088
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Kristofferson worked as a commercial helicopter pilot for a south Louisiana firm called Petroleum Helicopters International (PHI), based in Lafayette, Louisiana. He recalled of his days as a pilot,
"That was about the last three years before I started performing, before people started cutting my songs ... I would work a week down here [in south Louisiana] for PHI, sitting on an oil platform and flying helicopters. Then I'd go back to Nashville at the end of the week and spend a week up there trying to pitch the songs, then come back down and write songs for another week ... I can remember ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’ I wrote sitting on top of an oil platform. “
A description of the experience
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" Kris Kristofferson
"Help Me Make It Through The Night"
Take the ribbon from your hair,
Shake it loose and let it fall,
Layin' soft upon my skin.
Like the shadows on the wall.
Come and lay down by my side till the early morning light
All I'm takin' is your time.
Help me make it through the night.
I don't care what's right or wrong, I don't try to understand.
Let the devil take tomorrow.
Lord, tonight I need a friend.
Yesterday is dead and gone and tomorrow's out of sight.
And it's sad to be alone.
Help me make it through the night.
I don't care what's right or wrong, (Yes, I do !)
I don't try to understand.
Let the devil take tomorrow.
Lord, tonight I need a friend.
Yesterday is dead and gone and tomorrow's out of sight.
Lord, it's bad to be alone.
Help me make it through the night.
and a litle bonus
Elvis Presley singing Help me make it Through The Night