This song was written by the talented songwriter Julie Gold. Bette Midler had a fairly large hit with it, but I prefer Nanci Griffith’s version. This is from her 1987 album “Lone Star State Of Mind” (wow, has it been 25 years?), an album loaded with great songs, most of them written or co-written by
29 years ago today, I was a broken man. I finally summoned up the courage to say 3 words that would change my life: “I need help”. Thank you to all the selfless people who have helped me on my journey through sobriety. I am eternally grateful. Elton xo