Never Say Goodbye Song Lyrics and Chords by Hawkshaw Hawkins
Never Say Goodbye
Recorded by Hawkshaw Hawkins
Written by Larry Kolber and Jack Keller
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Lift your head and dry your tears
For our
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parting time is
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near
Just a
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kiss to cheer our hearts before we're
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gone
Oh you know it's hard to say
But it
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has to be this
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way
We'll
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never say goodbye just say so
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We'll
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never say goodbye little
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darlin'
And I
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hope you'll say the same when I am
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gone
Just
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one more kiss and let me hold you
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close dear
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never say goodbye just say so
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I remember when a kid all the
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silly things we
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did
And to
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join our hands so young we knew was
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wrong
I can still recall the day
Though the
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years have passed
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away
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never say goodbye just say so
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never say goodbye little
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darlin'
And I
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hope you'll say the same when I am
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gone
Just
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one more kiss and let me hold you
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close dear
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never say goodbye just say so
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long
FAQ
Who sang the the song Never Say Goodbye?
- The song Never Say Goodbye was sang by Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Who is Hawkshaw Hawkins?
- Harold Franklin Hawkins (December 22, 1921 - March 5, 1963), better known as Hawkshaw Hawkins, was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk. At 6 ft 5 inches tall, Hawkins had an imposing stage presence, and he dressed more conservatively than some other male country singers. Hawkins died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
