I Didn't Have The Heart To Say Goodbye Song Lyrics and Chords
I Didn't Have The Heart To Say Goodbye Song Lyrics and Chords by Hawkshaw Hawkins
I Didn't Have The Heart To Say Goodbye
Written and recorded by Hawkshaw Hawkins
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I knew someday she'd learn the truth
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about
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She'd know that I was branded by and
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by
I felt that she'd be better off
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without
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So I didn't have the heart to say good
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bye
When I
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told her we'd meet again tomorrow
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knew that I had told a
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lie
But
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all that I could offer her was
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sorrow
So I didn't have the heart to say good
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bye
Someday she'll know it's best that we have
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parted
She'll hate me when she finds I told a
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lie
I couldn't bear to see her broken
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hearted
So I didn't have the heart to say good
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bye
When the
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chain of the past comes back to haunt me
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can't hold my head up
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high
How
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wrong I'd be to let her ever
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want
me
So I didn't have the heart to say good
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bye
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Didn't Have The Heart To Say Goodbye?
- The song I Didn't Have The Heart To Say Goodbye was sang by Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Who is Hawkshaw Hawkins?
- Harold Franklin Hawkins (December 22, 1921 - March 5, 1963), better known as Hawkshaw Hawkins, was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk. At 6 ft 5 inches tall, Hawkins had an imposing stage presence, and he dressed more conservatively than some other male country singers. Hawkins died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
