They'll Never Take Her Love From Me

Lyrics

If today the sun should set on all my hopes and cares

There is one whose smiling face the gods would see

For she'll walk along beside me up the golden stairs

Oh, they'll never, never take her love from me

What a fool I was to go and break the trust she gave

And see her love turn into sympathy

It's the one regret I carry with me to my grave

Oh, they'll never, never take her love from me

I'm so thankful for each golden hour of happiness

That we shared together in the used to be

Someone else's arms may hold her now in fond caress

But, they'll never, never take her love from me

I thought I would make her happy if I stepped aside

But I knew her love would never set me free

And even on the morning she became another's bride

I said, "They'll never, never take her love from me"

Credits

• Written by: Leon Payne
• Produced by: The Coward Brothers
• Musicians:

Howard Coward - vocal, guitar

Henry Coward - vocal, guitar

David Miner - bass

Stephen Bruton - mandolin

Ron Tutt - drums

Discography

Albums:

• King Of America (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1995
• King Of America (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2005

Singles:

• The People's Limousine, 1985

Collections:

• Singles, Volume 3, 2003

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• From Hell To Obscurity, 1989

Covers

Recorded by:

• Leon Payne
• Hank Williams, 1950
• Roy Acuff, 1958
• Johnny Horton, 1961
• Billy Walker, 1961
• George Jones, 1962
• Hank Locklin, 1963
• Charlie Rich, 1967
• Don Gibson, 1968
• Marty Robbins, 1968
• Conway Twitty, 1971
• Emmylou Harris, 1979
• John Prine, 1986
• Willie Nelson, 1995
• Waylon Jennings, 1996
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Bootlegs

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