Watch Merle Haggard's moving performance of this gospel classic: Merle Haggard - One Day At A Time (1981) Stone Cold Country YouTube• Apr 13, 2022
Wilkin wrote the chorus during a period of intense personal despair, struggling with alcoholism and depression. After a minister suggested she "thank God for [her] problems," she went home and the chorus flowed out as a prayer at her piano. Merle Haggard One Day At A Time (Gospel Song)
She called her friend Kris Kristofferson to help her finish it; together, they wrote the first verse in about 20 minutes. Watch Merle Haggard's moving performance of this gospel
The opening lines, "I’m only human, I’m just a man," acknowledge personal limitations and the need for divine help to believe in one's potential. "I’m only human