When You Love

Nobody understood, why she held on for so long

To a man who loved his whisky more than life

But she never quit believing, that someday

he'll turn around

She made sure Jesus heard her prayin'

every night.

'Cause that's what you do when you love

You dig in your heels and you never let up

It takes all that you got, and then

you give a little more

And you pray that it's enough

Yeah, that's what you do when you love.

She picked up every extra shift,

when he lost another job

Just doin' what it took to make ends meet

Never thinking about herself,

she got up before the dawn

She was thinking about those kids:

eight, six and three.

And what they need.

'Cause that's what you do when you love

You dig in your heels and you never let up

It takes all that you got,

and then you give a little more

And you pray that it's enough

Yeah, that's what you do when you love.

It was a halleluja sunday,

when he walked into that church

He took her hand and kneled down by her side

He said: '' It's time to fight these

demons and with God's help I'm gonna beat them

I can finally see the reason, I should try. ''

'Cause that's what you do when you love

You dig in your heels and you never let up.

'Cause that's what you do when you love

You dig in your heels and you never let up

It takes all that you got,

and then you give a little more

And you pray that it's enough

Yeah, that's what you do when you love.

When you love....