If It's The Last Thing I Do Lyrics - Patty Loveless

Pain falls around me 

Like a shadow in the night 

And it hangs like a curtain 

Till morning brings light 

I've been hurting so long 

I'm starting to wonder 

If I'll ever leave you behind 

I know I'll forget you 

It's a matter of time 

If it's the last thing I do 

I'll sleep without dreaming 

Your memory won't wake me 

To cry in the dark 

When my heart isn't beating 

It might finally quit aching 

I'll get over you 

If it's the last thing I do 

You're my love of a lifetime 

The one I knew would last 

And I know I'll spend my future 

Living in my past 

But there will come a time 

When my tears have all fallen 

And I can keep living for today 

And this heartache will release me 

And I can fly away 

If it's the last thing I do 

I'll sleep without dreaming 

Your memory won't wake me 

To cry in the dark 

When my heart isn't beating 

It might finally quit aching 

I'll get over you 

If it's the last thing I do 

I'll get over you 

If it's the last thing I do