We Couldn't Tell A Child Song Lyrics and Chords by Roy Drusky
We Couldn't Tell A Child
Recorded by Roy Drusky with Priscilla Mitchell
Written by Ralph Davis and Pete Drake
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We weren't
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afraid to face the world
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couldn't tell a
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child
I'm glad that I
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have told you all
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about
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told you about him without a
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doubt
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cheatings reached the point it's breaking
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up our home
And there's
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one who's got to know that we've left
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out
How can
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you tell a child you don't
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love his
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mommy
If I
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say I don't love dad would he rea
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lize
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didn't care who knew about the
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way we live
We weren't
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afraid to face the world
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couldn't tell a
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child
We've
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known for so long our love was
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over
But
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there's one thing that we've just pushed
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aside
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couldn't tell the one that needed
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most to know
We weren't
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afraid to face the world
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couldn't tell a
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child
We weren't
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afraid to face the world
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couldn't tell a
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child
FAQ
Who sang the the song We Couldn't Tell A Child?
- The song We Couldn't Tell A Child was sang by Roy Drusky.
Who is Roy Drusky?
- Roy Frank Drusky, Jr. (June 22, 1930 - September 23, 2004) was an American country music singer, songwriter, producer, actor and disc jockey popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Known for his baritone voice, he was known for incorporating the Nashville sound and for being the first artist to record a song written by Kris Kristofferson ("Jody and the Kid"). His highest-charting single was the No. 1 "Yes, Mr. Peters", a duet with Priscilla Mitchell.
