The Button
(Gram Parsons / Mike Ward / Eddie Dumbar / Eddie Cunningham)


Harmlessly searchin' for somethin'
I could feel things around me were wrong
Unraveled from the shirt of my rival
Lay an item I happened upon

In a room where we spent lovin' evenings
A button was covered from sight
A secret so cleverly hidden
Proved her lies no longer are white

Travelled and thorn, tempted and tortured
But through it all I've been true
When it came to choosin' 'tween cheatin' and losin'
I never dreamed it'd be you

Is there any hope in forgiveness
When you're dreams are gathering dust
Is there any future to treasure
Where there ain't no measure of trust

Travelled and thorn, tempted and tortured
But through it all I've been true
When it came to choosin' 'tween cheatin' and losin'
I never dreamed it'd be you

Oh, when it came to choosin' 'tween cheatin' and losin'
I never dreamed it'd be you
Oh, oh, I never dreamed it'd be you