Kris Kristofferson – Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)

“Lovin’ Her Was Easier (than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)” – Single by Kris Kristofferson from the album The Silver Tongued Devil and I
B-side: “Epitaph (Black And Blue)”
Released: July 1971
Recorded: April 1971
Songwriter: Kris Kristofferson

Kristofferson’s rendition of the song was not promoted to country music radio. It reached 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 4 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. In Canada, it reached 21 on the RPM Top Singles charts and 8 on that same publication’s Adult Contemporary list

“Loving her was easier than anything I’ll ever do again,” he reiterates, not as a complaint, but as a testament to the profound impact she had on his soul. This love, though it may have brought him to his knees, has also changed him, forever marking him with its indelible scar.

“Loving Her Was Easier” is more than just a love song. It’s a meditation on loss, on the bittersweet beauty of human connection, and the enduring power of memories. It’s a song that speaks to anyone who has ever dared to love deeply, knowing the risk of heartbreak but unable to resist the call of the heart.

So, if you’re looking for a song that will crack your heart open and leave you breathless, look no further than Kris Kristofferson’s “Loving Her Was Easier.” It’s a song that will stay with you long after the last note fades, a reminder that even in the ashes of love, there’s a beauty that can’t be extinguished.

Now, let the music wash over you, let the words sink into your bones, and prepare to be transported to a world where love burns bright, even as it leaves its mark.

I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies
Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies
Turning on the world the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying
Healing as the colors in the sunlight and the shadows of her eyes
Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin
Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I’ve been
Teaching me that yesterday was something that I’d never thought of trying
Talking of tomorrow and the money love and time we had to spend
Loving her was easier than anything I’ll ever do again
Coming close together with a feeling that I’ve never known before in my time
She ain’t ashamed to be a woman or afraid to be a friend
I don’t know the answers to the easy way she opened every door to my mind
But dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end
And loving her was easier than anything I’ll ever do again

Music video by Kris Kristofferson performing Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again). (C) 2007 Sony Pictures Television, Inc.