Learning How To Love Him Lyrics - The Honeycutters

I spent 42 years learning how to love him 

buttons on his shirt and supper in the oven and 1,000 reasons 

have come and gone 

We raised our children, we raised our voices 

we made mistakes, made our choices 

we've both been right and we've both been wrong 

after all these years, I'm still quick to draw 

There were plenty of times I thought about leaving 

when the kids were grown and I could breath 

and it seemed to me there was so much life I'd missed 

It wasn't always good, but it wasn't always bad 

and we made a lot from the little we had 

when I think about it now I wish I hadn't held back so much of what I had to give 

but after all these years, this is what love is 

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Now I'm running out of time to say I'm sorry 

for anything I ever did to hurt you darling, 

heaven help our jealous hearts 

they may not always have been kind 

but here they are 

Now we talk a little softer and the house is quiet 

we lay a little longer in the morning light 

we've been holding hands and kissing on the lips again 

Just last week we stayed out til dawn 

slow dancing to the fast songs 

it felt so good laughing like old friends 

after all these years I couldn't tell you where that went 

'Cause time is a gift that we all take for granted 

til it's running low and we understand 

it's not about your money or your best laid plans or your lists 

I woke last night and I felt so afraid 

I turned on the light, I shook him awake and we stared at the ceiling 

listening to the sink drip 

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and after all these years this is what love is 

now I'm sitting by his bed in a little white room 

and I know that time is coming soon 

I'm choking on silence for all I've got to say 

I spent 42 years learning how to love him and I never loved him more than I do today 

I spent my whole life learning how to love him and I never loved him more than I do today