I Only Exist Song Lyrics and Chords by The Stanley Brothers
I Only Exist
Recorded by the Stanley Brothers
Written by
Jimmie Stanley and Joyce Morris
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No I'm not
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living I only
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exist
How much longer can I go on like
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this
You broke my
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heart and tortured my
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mind
I've lost you darling
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you're long gone this
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time
My home is broken you
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wrecked my young
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life
You left me here alone to
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cry
These tears that are
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falling will
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soon dry
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away
And some day darling
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you'll have to
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pay
Repeat #1
I knew you were no good
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right from the
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start
My friends all told me that you'd break my
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heart
When your roaming and
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rambling
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days are
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through
You'll pray for a love
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like I had for
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you
Repeat #1
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Only Exist?
- The song I Only Exist was sang by The Stanley Brothers.
Who is The Stanley Brothers?
- The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians made up of brothers Carter Stanley (1925-1966) and Ralph Stanley (1927-2016). Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued as a solo artist after Carter's death, from 1967 until his own death in 2016.
