Lyrics and Music:  Ira and Charlie Louvin


[Verse 1]
             
I came back to

              
 you believing

              
 this time we'

  
d work things 

out
            
Even though we

              
 tried it once

            
 before and fa

iled
             
I put both my 

              
arms around yo

       
u as I vowed m

y love again
            
And completely

              
 cast myself b

            
eneath your sp

ell


[Chorus]
             
But the second

              
 time around i

              
t turned out j


ust like the f

irst
            
Except the sec

              
ond time aroun

              
d I think the 

             
heartache was 


worse
             
For twice I pu

              
t my faith in 

        
you and twice 

you let me dow

n
           
But it hurt me

              
 more the seco

        
nd time around


[Instrumental--Electric Guitar]
      
       
      


[Verse 2]
             
I think I'll w

              
rite myself a 

           
letter and add

ress it to a f

ool
            
Cause nobody b

              
ut a fool woul

           
d love you so
             
And if you cam

              
e back tomorro

          
w and you want

ed me again
            
I don't believ

              
e I'd have the

              
 strength to t

        
ell you no


[Chorus]
             
But the second

              
 time around i

             
t turned out j


ust like the f

irst
            
Except the sec

              
ond time aroun

              
d I think the 

             
heartache was 


worse
             
For twice I pu

              
t my faith in 

        
you and twice 

you let me dow

n
           
But it hurt me

              
 more the seco

        
nd time around