Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends

"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by Bobby Bare, who included it on his Where Have All the Seasons Gone album in January 1971.

"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
Recorded	May 1971 (original Warner Bros. Records version) January 1974 (RCA Records version)
Genre	Country
Length	2:41
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Kris Kristofferson
Producer(s)	Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"Pure Love" (1974) "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" (1974) "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" (1974)

Kristofferson recorded the song with Rita Coolidge for their final duet album, Natural Act, and later with Mark Knopfler for The Austin Sessions.

Ronnie Milsap version

In 1974, the song was recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in July, as the second single from the album Pure Love. The song was his fourth country hit and second number one on the country chart. With this song Milsap won his first Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Performance. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of nine weeks on the country chart.^[1] Milsap himself recorded an earlier version of the song, released on his 1971 self-titled album while recording for Warner Bros. Records.

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	95
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1