#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# But For The Time By Jerry Jeff Walker How I tried not to hide our goodbye And see you crying But it had to be Still all we had good and bad Can't make us sad But only glad that Our love was free And I'll count the times I spoke the lines I love you, I love you I'd like to say in every way how much you made Me want to stay here And I thought I might But rambling on has been my song for far too long To end it all here It wouldn't feel right Yes that's been my crime Just moving on down that line So long, so long But for the time my parting line is not goodbye But simply I'll be Here within your heart For there I know a love can grow and not turn cold Like it was before we Felt these feelings start And if I lose my way I'll know there's something safe Here with you, here with you I'll curse my fate again Blind man's bluff I'll play But surely some day, some way, I will stay But for the time my parting line is not goodbye But simply I'll be Here within your heart For there I know a love can grow and not turn cold Like it was before we Felt these feelings start And it's I'll count all the times I spoke the lines I love you, I love you