But For Love Song Lyrics and Chords by Eddy Arnold
But For Love
Recorded by Eddy Arnold
Written by Terry Cashman, Gene Pistilli, T.P. West
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So it's raining
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again
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and the wind's up in a
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roar
I've been swept through the
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streets to
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be washed up at your
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door
But you're with him I
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know
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so I'll crawl back later
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on
Why do I need you
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so
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but for love I'd be
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gone
With my back to the
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wind
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I'm wondering what it is
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about
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That makes it so hard to
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stay
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and harder yet to live with
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out
you
So I'll look all
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around
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but there's nothing here for
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me
Like a prisoner I'm
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bound
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but for you I'd be
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free
But for you I'd be
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on a jet leaving
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today
For a place in the
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sun
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far a
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way
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But the rain still comes d
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own
And the chilly winds keep
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blowing
Down these cold empty
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streets I'm
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wondering what keeps me
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going
So I say to
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myself
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why do you linger
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on
And my heart cries to
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me
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but for love I'd be
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gone
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But for love I'd be
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gone
FAQ
Who sang the the song But For Love?
- The song But For Love was sang by Eddy Arnold.
Who is Eddy Arnold?
- Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 - May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."
