THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME
(Leon Payne)

Hank Williams - 1950
Billy Walker - 1961
Johnny Horton - 1961
George Jones - 1962
Hank Locklin - 1963
Don Gibson - 1968
Conway Twitty - 1971
Narvel Felts - 1974
Charlie Riah - 1974
Mel McDaniel - 1978
Jimmy Day - 1981
Waylon Jennings - 1996

Also recorded by: Glen Campbell; Mac Wiseman.




If today the sun should set on all my hopes and cares
There is one who's smilin' face the Gods would see
'Cause 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'll carry with me to my grave
Oh, they'll never, never take her love from me

(Instrumental Break)

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'd make her happy if I'd step aside
But I knew her love would never set me free
And even on the mornin' she became another's bride
I said they'll never, never take her love from me



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2010)