The Comeback Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
The Comeback
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Danny Dill
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I was the world's champion lover to m
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baby
Undefeated and I treated baby
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right
I won every easy round against
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temptation
And I went right home to baby every
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night
Then I
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met an old flame
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that I used to
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train
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gave me knock out kisses to the
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mouth
When baby
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learned there'd been a
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main event in
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secret
Oh she
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counted ten and throwed old champion
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out
But I'll make a
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comeback
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comeback
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this ain't the
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end
This
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has been
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champ will be
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a champion
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again
I was punch-drunk to cheat and lose my
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baby
For the second time they're twice as hard to
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catch
That's why I'm in training now to ask
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forgiveness
Getting in condition for my greatest
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match
I'm
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defending my
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claim to the
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title
I
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just can't lose I've got too much to
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win
And when I'm
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sure all the
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low blows are
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over
She'll say
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champ take off those gloves and come on
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in
That'll be my
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comeback
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comeback she'll
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kiss me and
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then
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has been
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champ will be a
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champion
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again
That'll be my
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comeback
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comeback she'll
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kiss me and
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then
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has been
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champ will be a
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champion
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again
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Comeback?
- The song The Comeback 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.