It Doesn't Have to Be That Way - Jim Croce: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

It Doesn't Have to Be That Way

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Singer/Songwriter

It Doesn't Have to Be That Way was released on July 1, 1973 by R2M as a part of the album Life & Times

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jim Croce

Vocals

Gary Chester

Drums

Joe Macho

Bass Guitar

Maury Muehleisen

Maury Muehleisen

Lead Acoustic Guitar

Tommy West

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jim Croce

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bruce Tergesen

Recording Engineer

Corky Stasiak

Assistant Engineer

Greg Davis

Assistant Engineer

Terry Cashman

Producer

Tom Brown

Assistant Engineer

Tommy West

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Snowy nights and Christmas lights, icy windowpanes

Make me wish that we could be together again

And the windy winter avenues just don't seem the same

And the Christmas carols sound like blues, but the choir is not to blame

[Verse 2]

But it doesn't have to be that way

What we had should never have ended

I'll be dropping by today

'Cause we could easily get it together tonight

It's only right

[Verse 3]

Crowded stores, the corner Santa Claus, tinseled afternoons

And the sidewalk bands play their songs slightly out of tune

On the windy winter avenues, there walks a lonely man

And if I told you who he is, well, I think you'd understand

[Verse 4]

But it doesn't have to be that way

What we had should never have ended

I'll be dropping by today

'Cause we could easily get it together tonight

It's only right

[Verse 5]

No, it doesn't have to be that way

What we had should never have ended

I'll be dropping by today

'Cause we could easily get it together tonight

It's only right

Written by: James Joseph Croce

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