#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# When I Had You By Jerry Jeff Walker When I had you, I had things to do I never took time for you Now that you're gone, all I've got is time And all I do is think of you Chorus: But we never want things we've already got We always want what we can't have Just like the child who's thrown away a toy Once someone else's got it, how you'll cry to get it back The day you left, you said you'd found someone I realized the love you gave Now I see how much you meant to me I know how much love you give away Chorus: But we never want things we've already got We always want what we can't have Just like the child who's thrown away a toy Once someone else's got it, how you'll cry to get it back Never miss water, 'til the well runs dry Then you can't believe it's gone Well I know you're gone, I know you won't be back Can't believe I'm so alone Chorus: We never want things that we've already got We always want what we can't have Just like the child who's thrown away his toy Once someone else's got it, how he crys to get it back