Love Don't Grow On Trees Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Burke
Love Don't Grow On Trees
Recorded by Johnny Burke
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How could I have ever just
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let you walk away
Never have the sense to ask you to
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stay
A foolish heart told me I could
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find love where I'd
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be
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But things just don't work out that way cause love don't grow on
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You can't find love with silver and it
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can't be a pot of gold
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It can't be demanding
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and it can't be sold
So
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here I am in front of you
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down on my bended
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knees
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Lord I found out the hard way that love don't grow on
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I know how much I've hurt you and I
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know I hurt myself
Just knowing since you left me you've been with someone
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My heart and eyes are open now this
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fool can finally
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see
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That we belong together and love don't grow on
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Lord I found out the hard way that love don't grow on
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Love Don't Grow On Trees?
- The song Love Don't Grow On Trees was sang by Johnny Burke.
Who is Johnny Burke?
- John Francis Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was a lyricist, successful and prolific between the 1920s and 1950s. His work is considered part of the Great American Songbook.
His song "Swinging on a Star", from the Bing Crosby film Going My Way, won an Academy Award for Best Song in 1944.
