Someone Mentioned Your Name lyrics

Written by Merle Haggard

Recorded by Hank Snow

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I thought I w-as through missing you
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I thought I was through being blue

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And t-hen someone ment-ioned your n-ame

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Some careless friend just chanced to say

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That t-hey saw you the other day

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And t-hey said you looked just the same

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Then I remem-bered your arms and how they held me dear

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But the memory only brought me that same old empty fear

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Now I’m right back where I started that awful day we parted

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And all because they men-tioned your name

I told myself the hurt was gone

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That not one memory lingered on

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And t-hen someone ment-ioned your n-ame

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They didn’t mean to tear away

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The veil that hid my yesterday

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But there it was with all the same old pain

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For I remem-bered your kiss on the day we said goodbye

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Was the l-ast glowing ember of a flame that had to d-ie

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Now I’m right back where I started that awful day we parted

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And all because they men-tioned your name