When I Stop Dreaming Song Lyrics and Chords by Louvin Brothers
When I Stop Dreaming
Recorded by The Louvin Brothers
Written by Ira and Charles Louvin
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I stop
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dreaming
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when I'll stop
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loving
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you
The worst that I've ever been hurt in my life
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first time I ever have
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wanted to
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die
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told
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loved someone else
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asked me if I could
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forget
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I stop
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dreaming
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when I'll stop
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loving
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I'd be like a flower unwanted in spring
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Alone and neglected trans
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planted in
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vain
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sadness where its
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petals will fall
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shadows of undying
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pain
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I stop
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dreaming
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when I'll stop
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thinking of
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You may teach the flowers to bloom in the snow
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may take a pebble and
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teach it to
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grow
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raindrops to
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return to the clouds
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can't teach my heart to
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forget
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I stop
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dreaming
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when I'll stop crying
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FAQ
Who sang the the song When I Stop Dreaming?
- The song When I Stop Dreaming was sang by Louvin Brothers.
Who is Louvin Brothers?
- The Louvin Brothers were an American musical duo composed of brothers Ira (April 21, 1924 - June 20, 1965) and Charlie (July 7, 1927 - January 26, 2011) Louvin (né Loudermilk). The brothers are cousins to John D. Loudermilk, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member.
The brothers wrote and performed secular country music, as well as fire-and-brimstone gospel music. Ira played virtuoso mandolin and generally sang lead vocal in the tenor range, while Charlie played rhythm guitar and offered supporting vocals in a lower pitch. They helped popularize the vocal technique of close harmony in country and country-rock.After becoming regulars at the Grand Ole Opry and scoring a string of hit singles in the late 1950s and early '60s, the Louvin Brothers broke up in 1963 due in large part to Charlie growing tired of Ira's addictions and reckless behavior. Ira died in a traffic accident in 1965. They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001, and Charlie died of cancer in 2011. Rolling Stone ranked the Louvin Brothers No. 4 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.
