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Because I Liked You Better Lyrics by Jake Heggie

Here and Gone

2005

Because I liked you better
Than suits a man to say
It irked you, and I promised
To throw the thought away
To put the world between us
We parted, stiff and dry;
"Good-bye," said you, "forget me."
"I will, no fear," said I
If here, where clover whitens
The dead man's knoll, you pass
And no tall flower to meet you
Starts in the trefoiled grass
Halt by the headstone naming
The heart no longer stirred
And say the lad that loved you
Was one that kept his word
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Jake Heggie

Jake Heggie

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"Because I Liked You Better" is credited to Jake Heggie. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Because I Liked You Better" appears on "Here and Gone" in 2005.

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