https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVrJihm33x8
Love Was What We Had Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
Love Was What We Had
Recorded by Jim Ed Brown with Helen Cornelius
Written by Willis Graham
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What we had
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were country walls
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Those thick log fires
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and midnight talks
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And faith as trusting
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as a child
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And for a little
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Love was what we
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What we had
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was just a day
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A funny duck
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we call him Trey
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Such simple things that
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made us smile
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short the days together were
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forever
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And memories
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still
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All the way you left
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them
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When you went
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away
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was setting sun
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A family
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and so much fun
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Like it was going
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out of style
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Yes love I'll never
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Love was what we
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Love Was What We Had?
- The song Love Was What We Had was sang by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius.
Who is Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius?
- James Edward Brown (April 1, 1934 - June 11, 2015) was an American country singer-songwriter who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with fellow country music vocalist Helen Cornelius, through 1981. Brown was also the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.
