it keeps right oN a-hurtiNg - johNNy tillotsoN

It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin

Written by: Johnny Tillotson

First release: It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin' by Johnny Tillotson on audio album It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin' (1962)

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Lyrics:

I cry myself to sleep each night

Wishing I could hold you tight

Life seems so empty since you went away

And the pillow where you lay your head

Holds my empty dreams instead

And it keeps right on a-hurtin'

Since you're gone

It keeps right on a-hurtin every minute of the day

Every hour you're away I feel so lonely

And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on

And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

They say a man should never cry

But when I see you passing by

My heart breaks down and cries a million tears

Now you broke my heart and set me free

But you forgot your memory

And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since your gone

And keeps right on a-hurtin every minute of the day

Every hour you're away I feel so lonely

And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on

And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

Singers:

1 Johnny Tillotson (billboard hot 100) 1962 2 Shelley Fabares 1962 3 Norma Jean March 1963 4 Ferlin Husky April 1963 5 Margaret Whiting 1968 6 Joey Bishop 1968 7 Bonnie Guitar November 1968 8 Elvis Presley May 1969 9 Dean Martin July 1970 10 Jean Shepard 1975 11 Billy Joe Royal 1987 12 Daniel O'Donnell 1988 13 Stephen Ackles and The Memphis News 2007 14 The American Sound Studio Band Featuring "The King" James Brown August 16, 2007

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