Then and Only Then

(Bill Anderson)



In your haste you left and said you'd be returning

In my sorrow I forgot to ask you when

In my lonely room I sit and count the hours

Every minute hoping I'll look up and you'll come walking in.



For then and only then will I stop crying

And this aching breaking heart of mine will mend

Not until I feel your arms around me

Well, I'll be happy and I live for then and only then.



--- Instrumental ---



All that's left inside my heart is just your echo

And the tiny thread of hope to which I cling

But if I keep holding on maybe some day

You'll remember where you left me and come back for me again.



For then and only then will I stop crying

And this aching breaking heart of mine will mend

Not until I feel your arms around me

Well, I'll be happy and I live for then and only then.



And I'll live for then and only then...