I Came So Close To Failure Song Lyrics and Chords by Little Jimmy Dickens
I Came So Close To Failure
Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens
Written by Kenneth E. Hunt and Jimmy Dickens
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I came close
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so close to
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failure
I came close to
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losing my
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home
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I know the
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kids still love me and their
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mommy
But I came so close
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to living
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alone
I felt
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small enough to drown in each
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But big
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enough to admit I was
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wrong
Now I'm
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trying hard to be the man I oughta be
But I came so close
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to living
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alone
I didn't know just how
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much they meant to
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me
I guess sometimes a
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man must be
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shown
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When I
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think of what I've done a chill goes
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through
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I came so close
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to living
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alone
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Came So Close To Failure?
- The song I Came So Close To Failure was sang by Little Jimmy Dickens.
Who is Little Jimmy Dickens?
- James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 - January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'11" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits, in which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances). He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Before his death he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry.
