I LOVE YOU FOR LEAVING *
© Words and Music:
Donna Aylor / Blake Hill / Mark Oates

Over there’s the mountain
You said our love could move
When we laid on a blanket
Under a turquoise Texas moon
I still hear your warm whispers
On cold autumn nights like this
Feel the fire in your touch
Taste the sweetness of your lips

CHORUS
YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE
YOU TOOK ME TO THE STARS
THO YOUR LEAVING LEFT ME HURT
I NEVER HIDE THE SCARS
AND SO I OFTEN WONDER HOW YOU ARE
I LOVE YOU FOR LEAVING
I LOVE YOU FOR LEAVING
YOUR MEMORY IN MY HEART

We were always dreaming
How our future would be
Have some land near the Rio Grande
And raise a little family
Here at our class reunion
I was hoping you'd walk in
But I guess when they play our song
I’ll just remember when ….


REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Over time we lost touch
Liike lovers do
But I still feel that rush
When my mind drifts back to you

REPEAT CHORUS
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU FOR LEAVING
YOUR MEMORY IN MY HEART