You cried a million tears back in my drinking days I broke your heart for years and through it all you never turned me away Well I'm standing here and my mind is clear I know now what I've got And if you only hurt the ones you love sweet darling You know I must love you a lot It makes me feel so blue when I think about All the bad things I would do you had every reason to just walk out You could've laid me in my grave and you would've been saved But you never fired a shot And if you only hurt the ones you love sweet darling You know I must love you a lot I'll never understand why you stuck by me You had every chance to pack your bags and leave Well sorry's a word that you never heard But I'll say it till you tell me to stop If you only hurt the ones you love sweet darling You know I must love you a lot [ steel - fiddle ] I'll never understand why you stuck by me... I'll never hurt the ones you love sweet darling You know I must love you a lot