Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends

"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album Pure Love
B-side	"Streets of Gold"
Released	July 1974
Format	7"
Recorded	May 1971 (original Warner Bros. Records version) January 1974 (RCA Records version)
Genre	Country
Length	2:41
Label	RCA APBO-0313
Writer(s)	Kris Kristofferson
Producer(s)	Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"Pure Love" (1974) "Please Don't Tell How the Story Ends" (1974) "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" (1974)

"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1974 as the second single from the album Pure Love. The song was his fourth country hit and second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of nine weeks on the country chart.^[1] Kristofferson recorded the song with Rita Coolidge for their final duet album, Natural Act, and later with Mark Knopfler for The Austin Sessions. The song has been recorded by many artists including Bobby Bare, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joan Osborne, Dee Reilly and Willie Nelson.

Milsap himself recorded an earlier version of the song, released on his 1971 self-titled album, while recording for Warner Bros. Records.

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	95
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 232.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics