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It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way (Live at Harper College 2/5/73) Lyrics by Jim Croce

Lost Time In A Bottle

2022

Snowy nights and Christmas lights
Icy windowpanes
Make me wish that we could be
Together again
And the windy winter avenues
Just don't seem the same
And the Christmas carols sound like blues
But the choir is not to blame
But it doesn't have to be that way
What we had should never have ended
I'll be dropping by today
We could easily get it together tonight
It's only right
Crowded stores, the corner Santa Claus
Tinseled afternoons
And the sidewalk bands play their songs
Slightly out of tune
Down the windy winter avenues
There walks a lonely man
And if I told you who he is
Well I think you'd understand
But it doesn't have to be that way
What we had should never have ended
I'll be dropping by today
We could easily get it together tonight
It's only right
No, it doesn't have to be that way
What we had should never have ended
I'll be dropping by today
We could easily get it together tonight
It's only right
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Jim Croce

Jim Croce

About “It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way (Live at Harper College 2/5/73)” by Jim Croce

Read the complete lyrics to "It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way (Live at Harper College 2/5/73)" by Jim Croce from the album "Lost Time In A Bottle" in 2022. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Live, Country, Folk Rock.

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"It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way (Live at Harper College 2/5/73)" is credited to Jim Croce. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way (Live at Harper College 2/5/73)" appears on "Lost Time In A Bottle" in 2022.

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