There was a time we'd sit in the backyard
Cause the house would get so hot
From the summer sun there was no way of sleeping
And you'd play your old guitar
We'd fight mosquitoes
And enjoy your backyard concerts
But we had no television
We'd just begun our life as man and wife
And hardships then could scarcely scare us into quitting
Things were far from being fine
We often dined upon a dime
But there never was a time we didn't love
And that Christmas brought our saddest day
When your pride gave way as you told the kids
There'd be no gifts cause we were broke
And though their little tears of grief
Were so hard to see
It didn't hurt me like the lump I knew was in your throat
It was then with arms entwined
We both broke down and cried
For it seemed like nothing good would ever come
The doctor bills we couldn't pay
They came and took our car away
But there never was a time we didn't love
Now there's an easy chair for my back
A satin pillow for my head
And the kids are wild about their brand-new cars
Dad and I can order steak
With all the trimmings and not worry
If we've spent a dollar more than we can spend
No wonder in our prayers we thank the man upstairs
Who led us through the years of rearing kids and paying bills
And I think he guided us not because we were smart
But just because there never was a time we didn't love
Oh, there never was a time
There never was a time
There never was a time
We didn't love
Oh, there never was a time
There never was a time
There never was a time
We didn't love