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"If It Hadn't Been For Love" is a song originally recorded by the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers and later covered by Adele. Adele's cover of the song was featured on the UK Limited Edition of her sophomore album 21. She also covered the song on her Adele Live tour; therefore, it also appeared on her live CD/DVD concert film, Live At The Royal Albert Hall.

Composition

Adele's version of "If It Hadn't Been For Love" is 3 minutes and 8 seconds long. The song was written by Michael Henderson and Christopher Stapleton. [1] Originally recorded by The SteelDrivers, it was featured on their 2008 self-titled LP. [2]

Release

The song served as the B-Side to Adele's Grammy-winning single "Rolling in the Deep". It was rumored to be released as the B-Side to "Someone Like You", although various live performances of "Someone Like You" were released instead as the song's B-Side.

"If It Hadn't Been for Love" was the least successful of the three bonus tracks from the various international editions of 21. It was not as popular amongst fans either, despite being the only bonus track to be performed during her Adele Live tour.

Lyrics

Never would've hitchhiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've caught the train to Louisiana
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've run through the blinding rain
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love

Never would've seen the trouble that I'm in
If it hadn't been for love
Would've been gone like a wayward wind
If it hadn't been for love
Nobody knows it better than me:
I wouldn't be wishing I was free
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love

Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul

Never would've gone to that side of town
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've took a mind to track him down
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've loaded up a forty-four
And put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love

Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul

Never would've hitchhiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've caught the train to Louisiana
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've loaded up a forty four
And put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love

If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love

References

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