There Never Was A Time Lyrics - Jeannie C. Riley

There was a time we'd sit in the backyard 

'Cause the house would get so hot 

From the summer sun, there was no way of sleepin' 

And you'd play your old guitar, we'd fight mosquitoes and enjoy 

Your backyard concerts for we had no television 

We'd just begun our life as man and wife and hardships then 

Could scarcely scare us into quittin' 

Things were far from bein' fine, we often dined upon a dime 

But there never was a time we didn't love 

And that Christmas brought our saddest days 

When your pride gave way when you told the kids 

There'd be no gifts 'cause we were broke 

Though their little tears of grief were so hard to see 

It didn't hurt me like the lump I knew was in your throat 

It was then with arms entwined, we both broke down and cried 

For it seemed like nothing good would ever come 

The doctor bills we couldn't pay, they came and took our car away 

But there never was a time we didn't love 

Now there's an easy chair for my back, a satin pillow for my head 

And the kids are wild about the brand new car 

You and I can order steak with all the trimmings 

And not worry if we've spent a dollar more than we can spare 

No wonder in our prayers we've thanked the man upstairs 

Who led us through the years of raisin' kids and payin' bills 

And I think he guided us not because we were smart 

But just because there never was a time we didn't love 

No, there never was a time, never was a time 

There never was a time we didn't love