That's the Way It Could Have Been Lyrics

Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
(Writer Kris Kristofferson)

You gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold
You gave me a song I learn to sing
You showed me some beauty
Through the windows of your soul
And you showed me a world I've never seen.
Each giving to the other loving gift went it away
We spent the precious time we knew was borrowed
'Cause you gave me the courage
To live with yesterday and you gave me tomorrow.
You brought me a candle to light my way to bed
You erased those shadows I'd been seeing
You brought me a pillow to rest my weary head
You taught me a gentle way of dreaming.

And even if you leave me I'll be richer when you go
I'm richer with the loving gift you gave me
'Cause you gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold
And you gave me a baby...