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It Keeps Right On A-hurtin'

Words & Music by Johnny Tillotson

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It Keeps Right On A-hurtin'

Words & Music by Johnny Tillotson

I cry myself to sleep each night
Wishing I could hold you tight
Life seems so empty since you went away
And the pillow where you lay your head
Now holds my empty dreams instead
And it keeps right on a-hurtin'
Since you're gone

It keeps right on a'hurtin every minute of the day
Every hour you're away I feel so lonely
And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

They say a man ain't supposed to cry
But when I see you passing by
My heart breaks down and cries a million tears
The pillow where you lay your head
Now holds my empty dreams instead
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

It keeps right on a'hurtin every minute of the day
Every hour you're away I feel so lonely
And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone
Yes, it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

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Johnny Tillotson wrote and recorded It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' (Cadence 1418) in 1962. It reached # 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and # 4 on the country chart. In 1968 Margaret Whiting (London 119) charted with the song, peaking at # 28 on the Easy-Listening chart.

Elvis recorded It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' on February 20, 1969, at American Sound Studios in Memphis.


I cry myself to sleep each night Wishing I could hold you tight Life seems so empty since you went away And the pillow where you lay your head Now holds my empty dreams instead And it keeps right on a-hurtin' Since you're gone It keeps right on a'hurtin every minute of the day Every hour you're away I feel so lonely And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone They say a man ain't supposed to cry But when I see you passing by My heart breaks down and cries a million tears The pillow where you lay your head Now holds my empty dreams instead And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone It keeps right on a'hurtin every minute of the day Every hour you're away I feel so lonely And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone Yes, it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

Johnny Tillotson wrote and recorded It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' (Cadence 1418) in 1962. It reached # 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and # 4 on the country chart. In 1968 Margaret Whiting (London 119) charted with the song, peaking at # 28 on the Easy-Listening chart. Elvis recorded It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' on February 20, 1969, at American Sound Studios in Memphis.