Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Burl Ives
Canonical path: /burl-ives/the-wild-side-of-life
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The Wild Side Of Life
Read The Wild Side Of Life lyrics by Burl Ives on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Wild Side Of Life
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You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you
You asked me not to call you on the phone
But there's something I'm wanting to tell you
So I wrote it in the words of this song
I didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went back to the wild side of life
The glamour of the gay night life has lured you
To the places where the wine and liquor flows
Where you wait to be anybody's baby
And forget the truest love you'll ever know
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Burl Ives performs "The Wild Side Of Life", and this lyric page sits inside the Burl Ives catalog on LyroVerse.
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