You Weren't There Song Lyrics and Chords by Leona Williams
You Weren't There
Written and Recorded by Leona Williams
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e lines across hi
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you
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t have all these memories to erase
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still you say you love this
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older man some
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how
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t there to see th
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e wrinkles across hi
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s child into thi
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you
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t know how much he loves his baby girl
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loved him then and I still love him
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now
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I was
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there to see the
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wrinkles across his
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don't blame you for loving him th
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e way you do
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o
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ealize he don
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€™t belong to you
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n through it all together and t
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o me he made
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a
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there to see the
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wrinkles across his
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garden grow each
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day
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you're
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t old enough to handle all his needs
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still you say you love this
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older man some
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how
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weren't there to see th
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e wrinkles across hi
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there to see the
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wrinkles across his
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brow
FAQ
Who sang the the song You Weren't There?
- The song You Weren't There was sang by Leona Williams.
Who is Leona Williams?
- Leona Belle Helton (born January 7, 1943 in Vienna, Missouri, United States) is an American country music singer known professionally as Leona Williams. Active since 1958, Williams has been a backing musician for Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard and The Strangers. (She and Haggard were married between 1978 and 1983.) She also charted eight times on Hot Country Songs, with her only Top 40 hit being a duet with Haggard titled "The Bull and the Beaver."
