{"id":6167,"date":"2021-06-04T11:38:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=6167"},"modified":"2021-06-04T14:21:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T19:21:51","slug":"the-story-of-the-letter-by-elvis-as-told-by-wayne-newton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=6167","title":{"rendered":"The story of &#8220;The Letter&#8221; by Elvis as told by Wayne Newton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"240\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 320 \/ 240;\" width=\"320\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/62.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Wayne-Newton-Interview-About-Elvis.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The story goes that in his last engagement at the (Las Vegas) Hilton in December 1976, Elvis kept a pad by his bed, and wrote down his thoughts,&#8221; Newton says. &#8220;This one night, he wrote especially personal thoughts, then crumpled it up and threw it away.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Wayne Newton says an aide retrieved the note after he saw Elvis throw it away. &#8220;When I asked the contents of it&#8221; Newton says, &#8220;I was so moved that I purchased it.&#8221; The lyrics?<br>I feel so alone sometimes. The night is quiet for me. I&#8217;d love to be able to sleep. I am glad that everyone is gone now. I&#8217;ll probably not rest. I have no need for all this. Help me, Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Newton wrote his own song called, &#8220;The Letter&#8221;. In it he sings his own lines &#8212; &#8220;As I awake again today, the pain won&#8217;t go away&#8221; &#8212; but speaks the entire contents of Elvis&#8217; letter.<br>&#8220;It reflects a man reaching to the ultimate for help. Once I digested it and got over the shock, I realized that is was feelings that I, too, had had at times,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I realized &#8212; that kind of loneliness creeps into everybody&#8217;s life.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Letter-1.jpg\" class=\"wplightbox\" data-group=\"gallery0\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Letter-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Letter-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1120\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wayne Newton&#8217;s song &#8220;The Letter&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 360;\" width=\"480\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/61.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Wayne-Newton-Help-Me-Lord.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The song lyrics are-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>One more phone call from a friend<br>Just to say how hard it&#8217;s been<br>How their hopes and dreams have scattered<br>With the wind<br>They don&#8217;t see that I&#8217;m there too<br>How it breaks my heart in two<br>Just to make it through this night&#8217;s all I can do<\/p><p>Help me Lord<br>I need the sun to drive away<br>The shadows in my mind<br>Help me Lord<br>I need someone to guide me<br>When the path is hard to find<br>Even though the crowd surrounds me<br>I&#8217;m still standing all alone<br>When I know I can&#8217;t go on<br>Help me Lord<\/p><p>As I awake again today<br>And my pain won&#8217;t go away<br>And the face I have to wear<br>Shows a smile<br>Now my nights are so alone<br>I just wish I could go home<br>I don&#8217;t know if I can make it another mile<\/p><p>Help me Lord<br>I need the sun to drive away<br>The shadows in my mind<br>Please help me Lord<br>I need someone to guide me<br>When the path is hard to find<br>Even though the crowd surrounds me<br>I&#8217;m still standing all alone<br>When I know I can&#8217;t go on<br>Help me Lord<\/p><p>I feel so alone sometimes<br>The night is quiet for me<br>I&#8217;d love to be able to sleep<br>I am glad that everyone is gone now<br>I&#8217;ll probably not rest tonight<br>I have no need for all of this<br>Help me Lord<\/p><p>Help me Lord<br>I need the sun to drive away<br>The shadows in my mind<br>Please help me Lord<br>I need someone to guide me<br>When the path is hard to find<br>Even though the crowd surrounds me<br>God I am so all alone<br>When I know I can&#8217;t go on<br>Help me Lord<\/p><p>Won&#8217;t you come and take me home<br>Help me Lord<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&#8220;The story goes that in his last engagement at the (Las Vegas) Hilton in December 1976, Elvis kept a pad by his bed, and wrote down his thoughts,&#8221; 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