Holding Her and Loving You
By Earl Thomas Conley (key of G)
songwriters Walt Aldridge/Tommy Brasfield

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It's the third hardest thing I'll ever do
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leaving here without you
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and the second hardest thing I'll ever do
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is telling her about you
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she's been good to me
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when things were going rough
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how can I tell her now, good ain't good enough
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oh, the hardest thing I've ever had to do 
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is holding her, and loving you

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if she'd give me one good reason I'd be gone
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she ain't done, one thing wrong
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so don't expect me to just walk out of the door
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I still love her, but I love you more
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she's been good to me
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when things weren't going right
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she made my days long before you made my nights
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so, the hardest thing I've ever had to do 
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is holding her, and loving you

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yeah, the hardest thing I'll ever have to do
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is holing her, and loving you
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girl, the hardest thing I'll ever have to do
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is holding her, and loving you