WHEN I LOVED HER
(Kris Kristofferson)

Roy Drusky - 1968
Kris Kristofferson - 1971
Ray Price - 1971
Bill Anderson - 1971


 
She didn't look as pretty as some others I have known
And she wasn't good at conversation when we were alone
But she had a way of makin' me believe that I belonged
And it felt like comin' home when I found her

She seemed to be so proud of me just walkin' holdin' hands
And she didn't think that money was the measure of a man
And we seemed to fit together when I held her in my arms
And it left me feelin' warm when I loved her

She brightened up the day like the early mornin' sun
And she made what I was doin' seem worthwhile
It's the closest thing to livin' that I guess I've ever done
And it made me want to smile when I loved her

Some of us were born to cast our fortunes to the wind
And I guess I'm bound to travel down a road that never ends
But I know I'll never look upon the likes of her again
And I'll never understand why I lost her

She brightened up the day like the early mornin' sun
And she made what I was doin' seem worthwhile
It's the closest thing to livin' that I guess I've ever done
And it made me want to smile when I loved her

Mmmmmm, when I loved her

Mmmmmm, and I loved her



(Transcribed from the Bill Anderson 
recording by Mel Priddle - July 2010)