Kristofferson (song)

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“Kristofferson”
Single by Tim McGraw from the album Let It Go
Released	February 2008
Format	CD Single
Genre	Country
Length	3:23
Label	Curb
Writer(s)	Anthony Smith, Reed Nielsen
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Suspicions" (2007) "Kristofferson" (2008)

"Kristofferson" is the title single by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It is the fifth single released from his 2007 album Let It Go.

A mid-tempo ballad punctuated by piano and fiddle, "Kristofferson" centralizes on a character (the narrator) who has just come home to find his lover has departed, leaving only a note which takes up half a sheet of paper. Upon seeing the note, he takes a pencil and begins to write down his feelings (in lyrical form) in the remaining space, using his composition as an allusion to songwriter Kris Kristofferson:

"I'm gonna tell you how I feel

Straight up genuine and real

Open a bottle of ninety proof

And write a song for you

Like Kristofferson would do"

The song debuted at #53 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated March 15, 2008.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	16
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	10

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