What We Used To Hang On To Is Gone Song Lyrics and Chords
What We Used To Hang On To Is Gone Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Williams Jr.
What We Used To Hang On To Is Gone
Recorded by Hank Williams Jr. with Lois Johnson
Written by Kent Westberry and Scott Turner
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We might as well
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throw in the towel
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and call it quits
We patched things up
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too many times
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now nothing fits
Since
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we both feel the
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way we do we
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can't keep hangin'
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on
Now that
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what we
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used to
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hang on
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to is
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gone
There's no more love you
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in my heart
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you know it
And the love light's burned
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out in your eyes
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they show it
Why
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don't we both
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just face facts we
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can't keep hangin'
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on
Now that
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what we
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used to
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hang on
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to is
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gone
Let's
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let our memories rest in peace and
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leave the past behind
We'll
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bury all our dyin' dreams and
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break the ties that
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bind
There's
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no use bein'
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prisoners we'll
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regret
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So let's set one
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another free
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forget
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It's the only
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thing to do we
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can't keep hangin'
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on
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what we
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used to
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hang on
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to is
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gone
Now that what we
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used to
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hang on
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to is
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gone
FAQ
Who sang the the song What We Used To Hang On To Is Gone?
- The song What We Used To Hang On To Is Gone was sang by Hank Williams Jr..
Who is Hank Williams Jr.?
- Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of country music legend Hank Williams.
Williams began his career following in his famed father's footsteps, covering his father's songs and imitating his father's style. Williams' first television appearance was in a 1964 episode of ABC's The Jimmy Dean Show, in which at age fourteen he sang several songs associated with his father. Later that year, he was a guest star on Shindig!.Williams' style evolved slowly as he struggled to find his own voice and place within country music. This was interrupted by a near-fatal fall off the side of Ajax Peak in Montana on August 8, 1975. After an extended recovery, he challenged the country music establishment with a blend of country, rock, and blues. As a multi-instrumentalist, Williams' repertoire of skills includes guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, dobro, piano, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, fiddle, and drums.From 1989 through October 2011, his song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight", refashioned as "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night", had been used to open broadcasts of Monday Night Football until it was pulled after Williams made controversial and widely criticized comments comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. The song returned to open the show in 2017 although it was temporarily removed in 2020.On August 12, 2020, Williams was selected to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
