Take the ribbon from my hair, Shake it loose and let it fall. Lay it soft agaist your skin, Like the shadows on the wall. Come and lay down by my side, Till the early morning light, All I'm taking 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 is out of sight, It's so sad to be alone, 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 tomorrows out of sight, It's so sad to be alone, Help me make it through the night. I don't want to be alone, Help me make it through the night.Reachingout like you needed me A helping hand to make it right I am holding you all through the night ( chorus ) You need me like I need you We can share our dreams comin' true I can show you what true love means Just take my hand, baby please I'll be the one I'll be the light Where you can run To make it alright I'll be the one I'll be the
âHelp Me Make It Through The Nightâ is a country music ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson. It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album âHelp Me Make It Through the Nightâ. Smithâs recording of the song remains the most commercially successful and most well-known version in the United States. Her recording ranks among the most successful country singles of all time in terms of sales, popularity, and radio airplay. It topped the country singles chart, and was also a crossover hit, reaching number eight on the pop singles chart. âHelp Me Make It Through The Nightâ also became Smithâs signature song. Inspired by Smithâs success with the song, numerous other artists covered it soon thereafter, including Loretta Lynn, Glen Campbell, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, and Willie Nelson. In 2008, Mariah Carey recorded a version of the song, intended for inclusion on the soundtrack album of the film âTennesseeâ, but the album was never released. Her recording was eventually released on YouTube in 2010.