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If It Was Easy Song Lyrics and Chords by Ed Bruce
If It Was Easy
Recorded by Ed Bruce
Written by Larry Kingston and Harlan Sanders
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I wish there was a way to love a
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lot
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little when love lets you
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down
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I wish there was a way to love and
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run
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behind you when you turn
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around
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guess I know why love's the way it
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is
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think I know why love is such a
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game of hit and
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miss
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easy
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everyone
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would do it
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easy
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everyone would
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be in
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love
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I'd be the first to
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do
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easy
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I'd gladly go back
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through
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e-a-
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sy everyone would
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be in
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love
I wish love was a part that you could
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play
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away when the curtain
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falls
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I wish that you could take it as it
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comes
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goes without a second
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thought
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guess that's not the way it's meant to
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be
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try my best but love just seems to
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get the best of
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me
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sy
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if it was e-a-
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FAQ
Who sang the the song If It Was Easy?
- The song If It Was Easy was sang by Ed Bruce.
Who is Ed Bruce?
- William Edwin Bruce Jr. (December 29, 1939 - January 8, 2021) was an American country music songwriter, singer, and actor. He was known for writing the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and recording the 1982 country number one hit "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had". He also co-starred in the television series Bret Maverick with James Garner during the 1981-1982 season.