If It Hadn't Been for Love

I never woulda hitch-hiked to Birmingham

If it hadn't been for love

I never woulda caught the train to Louisiana

If it hadn't been for love

I never woulda run through the blindin' rain

Without one dollar to my name

If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for loveI never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in

If it hadn't been for love

Woulda been gone like a wayward wind

If it hadn't been for love

Nobody knows it better than me

I wouldn't be wishing I was free

If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for loveFour cold walls against my will

At least I know he's lying still

Four cold walls without parole

Lord have mercy on my soulFour cold walls against my will

At least I know he's lying still

Four cold walls without parole

Lord have mercy on my soul

Songwriters

MICHAEL JAMES HENDERSON, CHRIS STAPLETONPublished by

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