Better Things Than These Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
Better Things Than These
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Red Hayes and Iris Franks
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You thought you'd set the world on fire that
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life was just a song
You
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thought if you'd try hard enough things couldn't turn out
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wrong
How feeble is the strength of those whose
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heartaches never ease
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there may be a
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chance for me
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for better things than
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these
So many battles fought and lost you've
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heard of constantly
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someone left to pay the cost and this time it's
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me
But there's one thing I'm hoping for
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someday the pain will leave
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morrow may
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reveal to me
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much better things than
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You've learned to love somebody new it
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seems that I can't bear
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see you in another's arm and know you're happy
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there
My heart is broken still I try a
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jealous heart to please
It's
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hard to smile but
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God may show
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me better things than
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these
FAQ
Who sang the the song Better Things Than These?
- The song Better Things Than These was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
