KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - FOR THE GOOD TIMES

FOR THE GOOD TIMES

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON

SONGWRITER: KRIS KRISTOFFERSON

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: KRISTOFFERSON

LABEL: SONY MUSIC ENTRETAINEMENT

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 1970

Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.

In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid(1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born(1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy(1978), Heaven's Gate(1980) and Blade(1998).

On November 10, 2009, Kristofferson was honored as a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI Country Awards. Throughout his career, Kristofferson's songwriting has garnered 48 BMI Country and Pop Awards. He later remarked, "The great thing about being a songwriter is you can hear your baby interpreted by so many people that have creative talents vocally that I don't have." Kristofferson had always denied having a good voice, and has said that as he's aged, what quality it might once have had commenced to decay.

Kristofferson speaking at the 2014 PEN New England Song Lyrics Award ceremony held in Boston's John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

In December 2009, it was announced that Kristofferson would be portraying Joe in the upcoming álbum Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a collaboration between rock singer John Mellencamp and novelist Stephen King.

On May 11, 2010, Light in the Attic Records released demos that were recorded during Kristofferson's janitorial stint at Columbia. Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos is the first time these recordings have been released and includes material that would later be featured on other Kristofferson recordings and on the recordings of other prominent artists, such as the original recording of "Me and Bobby McGee".

On June 4, 2011, Kristofferson performed a solo acoustic show at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, showcasing both some of his original hits made famous by other artists, and newer songs.

In early-2013, Kristofferson released a new album of original songs calle Feeling Mortal. A live album titled An Evening With Kris Kristofferson was released in September 2014.

Kris Kristofferson voiced the character Chief Hanlon of the NCR Rangers in the hit 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas.

In an interview for Las Vegas magazine Q&A by Matt Kelemen on October 23, 2015, he revealed that a new album, The Cedar Creek Sessions, recorded in Austin, would include some old and some new songs. In December 2016, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.

Kristofferson covered Brandi Carlile's "Turpentine" on the 2017 album Cover Stories.

Kristofferson performed, with assistance from Brandi Carlile, the Joni Mitchell composition "A Case of You", from the 1971 Mitchell álbum Blue, on November 7, 2018 at the Both Sides Now - Joni 75 A Birthday Celebration to celebrate the 75th birthday of Joni Mitchell.

Kristofferson was announced on June 28 as being one of the supporting artists, alongside Bryan Ferry, for a Barbra Streisand "exclusive European concert" on July 7, 2019 in London's Hyde Park as part of the Barclay's Summertime Concert series.

Don't look so sad;

I know it's over;

But life goes on and this old world will keep on turning.

Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together

There's no need to watch the bridges that we're bur.....ning.

Chorus:

Lay your head upon my pillow,

Hold your warm and tender body close to mine.

Hear the whisper of the raindrops

Blowing soft against the window

And make believe you love me one more time

For the good times.

I'll get along; you'll find another;

And I'll be here if you should find you ever need me.

Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever.

There'll be time enough for sadness when you leave me.

Chorus:

Lay your head ...