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That's The Way Love Goes
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Jul 23, 2026 updated
Verified editorial review
Merle Haggard's 'That's The Way Love Goes' is a country love song from 1983. The lyrics describe a relationship where the singer acknowledges his own imperfections and good luck in finding love. He mentions searching for luck like horseshoes and four-leaf clovers, but his partner stayed with him through it all. The chorus calls love 'the music God made' for the world to sing, suggesting a divine origin for romantic love. The song is not explicitly Christian in content; it is a secular love song that makes a passing reference to God. Therefore, it does not fit the Christian music classification.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
I've been throwing horseshoes over my left shoulder
I've spent most all my life searching for that four-leafed clover
Yet you ran with me chasing my rainbows
Honey, I love you too and that's the way love goes
That's the way love goes, babe, that's the music God made
For all the world to sing, it's never old it grows
Losing makes me sorry, you say "Honey, now don't worry"
Don't you know I love you too and that's the way love goes
That's the way love goes, babe, that's the music God made
For all the world to sing, it's never old it grows
Losing makes me sorry, you say "Honey, now don't worry"
Don't you know I love you too and that's the way love goes...