I Wont Take Less Than Your Love
By
Paul Overstreet, with Tanya Tucker & Paul Davis
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How much do I owe you, said the husband to his wife,
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for standing beside me, through the hard years of my life,
shall I bring you diamonds, shall I buy you pearls,
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sa-ay the word and it's yours
And his wife said,
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I won't take less than your love, sweet love
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no I won't take less than your love,
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all the riches of the world, would never be enough,
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and I won't take less than your love.
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How much do I owe you, to the mother said the son,
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for all that you have taught me,
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in the days when I was young,
shall I bring you fancy blankets, to cast upon your bed,
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and a pillow for to rest your weary head,
And the mother said,
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I won't take less than your love, sweet love
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no I won't take less than your love,
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all the comforts of the world, would never be enough,
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and I won't take less than your love.
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How much do I owe you, said the man to his Lord,
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for giving me this day, and every day that's gone before,
shall I build a temple, shall I make a sacrifice,
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tell me Lord and I will pay the price.
And the Lord said,
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I won't take less than your love, sweet love
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no I won't take less than your love,
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all the treasures of the world, could never be enough,
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and I won't take less than your.......
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I won't take less than love, sweet love,
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no I won't take less than your love,
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all the treasures of the world, could never be enough,
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and I won't take less than your love,
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no I won't take less than your love