Earl Thomas Conley - We Believe In Happy Endings Lyrics






Who can tell just how it starts
Angry words and broken hearts
Till silently we sit apart
You and I
But in awhile the anger's gone
And we forget who's right or wrong
Then one of us will end it all
With just a smile

We believe in happy endings
Never breaking only bending
Taking time enough for mending
The hurt inside

We believe in new beginnings
Giving in and forgiving
We believe in happy endings
You and I

Just a word is all it takes
And so it pass, the silence breaks
And looking back it makes us ache
For what we've done

And so we cling together now
And wonder why we're oh so proud
When all that matters anyhow
Is our love

We believe in happy endings
Never breaking only bending
Taking time enough for mending
The hurt inside

We believe in new beginnings
Giving in and forgiving
We believe in happy endings
You and I





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  1. S.... J....

    I am sorry, but today's country can never match this song.

  2. R.... H....

    JM + RH = TLF

  3. W.... W....

    Don't get any better than this , voice like Angel Emmy Lou ,rip earl

  4. L.... F....

    Emmylou blends with ETC to become a sublime joy to the ears.Love them both. ETC rest in peace Brother.

  5. F.... A....

    a song to remember...

  6. R.... O....

    Emmylou, you were great when you played the Tennessee Theater and you were eight and a half months pregnant! Love ya!

  7. A.... B....

    MRS. EMMYLOU HARRIS AND THAT BEAUTIFUL ANGEL VOICE WOW IF THAT DOESN'T GIVE U GOOSEBUMPS 😏 I THINK THEY DID A GREAT JOB ALOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR 2 PEOPLE TO SING TOGETHER THEY BOTH HAVE AMAZING VOICES SO IT'S WHAT MADE THE SONG WHAT IT STILL IS TODAY 🙂👌🙏🙋‍♂️

  8. I.... M....

    love it.....!!

  9. T.... H....

    What a fab duet two tru country legends Earl is in heaven but his music let's us never forget what tru country music sounds like rip Earl

  10. W.... W....

    One of the best duets ever

  11. R.... S....

    Beautiful duet. Miss ETC.

  12. M.... C....

    love this song

  13. m.... b....

    traduction française

  14. G.... D....

    I said it before and I'll say it again, Emmy Lou is just another woman. . . . The way a diamond is just another rock.

  15. R.... ....

    “Selflessness. It should be the basis of every relationship. If a person truly cares about you, they'll get more pleasure from the way they make you feel, rather than the way you make them feel.”
    Colleen Hoover Confess
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    .Amen, Will

  16. R.... ....

    I made a mix of songs to play at my parents 50th anniversary and included this song along with other country classics. It was going to be a surprise. I had a dress for my mother. I had written out all invitations, but my dad had a stroke and died. The invitations are with him. It was my greatest disapointment, because i was dreaming of that happy day. My dad loved weddings, and i was so excited about my classic songs to be played, but it wasnt meant to be.

  17. p.... h....

    Emmylou so very gorgeous!!!! And the voice of an Angel!!

  18. K.... M....

    While I like Emmylou Harris I don't like the fact she turned herself into a platinum blon- de.

  19. k.... P....

    Emmylou - you two together sound wonderful. You don't get lost behind a male voice with Earl. A great music partner he is for you. I love you Emmylou!

  20. e.... b....

    BEAUTIFUL!

  21. R.... T....

    Absolutely "" wonderful "

  22. J.... J....

    Emmylou...the Demigoddess

  23. L.... M....

    IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE EARL THOMAS CONLEY IS GONE. I MISS HIM SO MUCH!!

  24. K.... 0....

    This is such a beautiful duet! I have been listening to a lot of my ETC collection lately - since Mr. Conley’s passing. He was truly one of our greatest with his beautiful songs and distinctive, beautiful voice. RIP, ETC.

  25. R.... P....

    Great song great singers. Very touching song.

  26. P.... B....

    R.l. P. Earl Thomas

  27. a.... l....

    awesome song emmylou awesomely talented and beautiful love etc also

  28. f.... ....

    All of our great musicians are passing. Makes me sad .RIP Earl

  29. t.... b....

    God I loved this guys music.

  30. F.... ....

    Perfection!

  31. D.... S....

    RIP, Earl. I'm sure YOU had a "happy ending"! God bless.

  32. L.... P....

    RIP, ETC! ❤️

  33. L.... 1....

    great song! Beautiful duet one of the best of the 80s!

  34. D.... J....

    April 11, 2019. RIP Earl Thomas Conley. 💔🙏💖 Loved your first song and all your others. This duet with Emmylou Harris is especially beautiful... And your Beautiful voice and music lives on forever. 💞

  35. s.... g....

    RIP EARL A SAD DAY

  36. S.... K....

    Thanks for my precious memories of dancing to this in our kitchen in my husbands arms with our babies at our feet. Your music is a part of my story. Rest in peace.

  37. T.... C....

    RIP Earl Thomas Conley

  38. D.... B....

    this song went to #1 on the country charts in 1988!!!

  39. D.... C....

    RIP ETC

  40. M.... .....

    RIP Earl Thomas-I have all of his 33 vinyl records in my collection

  41. g.... m....

    RIP Earl Thomas Conley

  42. G.... B....

    Best duet ever sung

  43. t.... d....

    Makes me tear up. after 34 years after i paid for every thing which i didnt mind. Now she wants to move on. Sad. So sad.

    t.... d....

    thomas dolan sorry and I know the feeling. 50 years old and totally lost. May it all heal in your life

  44. s.... ....

    This is the way it should be.NICE..

  45. O.... Y....

    She could sing with anybody especially Don Gibson. Conley had a beautiful voice. He wasn't recognized as one of the greats but should have been. Vern Gosdin should also have been recognized but never was.

    O.... Y....

    He had 18 number hits in one year. I think this is a record ? Like Vern and P Cline they both died early in life.

  46. M.... C....

    THIS IS REAL COUNTRY.....
    BLAKE.....PUKE BRYAN....GA.FLA.LINE....
    ALL Y'ALL HAVE NO CLUE.

  47. O.... Y....

    Love to hear both of these singers. I like Johnny Rodriguez's version also.

  48. D.... H....

    I pray for a HAPPY ending. All that does matter is going forward,forgiving and forgetting.

  49. B.... F....

    yeah, I believe in us~ you and I! X

  50. M.... L....

    4-16-18

  51. M.... L....

    Derek and mels

  52. J.... L....

    so beautiful, two wonderfully talented people.

  53. J.... B....

    Stunningly beautiful voice from an equally stunningly beautiful woman!

  54. m.... m....

    love this song

  55. H.... D....

    Two of the greatest ever, he never got the recognition deserved. Emmylou is my girl, beautiful song.

  56. s.... ....

    Wonder why the photo of Tim McGraw & Faith Hill are in the first shot of this video?

    s.... ....

    sgtpep5 cuz Tim and faith are the DEFINITION of a happy ending

  57. L.... d....

    beutiful

  58. C.... T....

    Beautiful song beautiful woman and fine voices blended. What more can you want?

    C.... T....

    Chief Tain emmylou is not even close to beautiful. She does have an INCREDIBLE voice though. She is not the ugliest person on the planet there are uglier females out there but she is not beautiful enough.to be called beautiful. The most beautiful female I came across in this is faith hill

  59. B.... D....

    Emmylou has got to be the best chick singer ever to walk this earth.

  60. R.... M....

    my favorite song...

  61. m.... ....

    Thank you. A beautiful song. I love their voices together. After all we all want happy endings. The TONGUE so small yet the words are deadly, come so quickly when pushed beyoung our control of being hurt by the ones we love. Always must be forgiveness just takes time.
    Why I love this song! So true. God gives us forgiveness and we show that same grace to other's too. Thank you!

  62. M.... P....

    I love their voices individually, the guitars, everything. Add the harmony and that's it........I'm blown away to tears from the beauty...........

  63. M.... ....

    Such a beautiful song and they sing it so beautifully!

  64. J.... M....

    wow nice song i like it

  65. D.... S....

    The way Emmylou transitions into harmony here is just incredible!!

  66. C.... L....

    She has the voice of an angel

  67. R.... S....

    With Emmylou's beauty and voice it makes me wonder why she was never a SUPER STAR?

    R.... S....

    she IS a superstar!

    R.... S....

    Randy Smith beauty no. Voice yes

  68. L.... M....

    Earl Thomas Conley--thank you!

  69. L.... M....

    Emmylou performed in Albuquerque years ago with the orchestra!  I will never forget that concert!  What a talent!

  70. M.... ....

    I dearly love them singing this song! Another one of my favorites!

  71. E.... S....

    This song was written by Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Bob McDill who wrote about 30 #1 songs, but gets very little acclaim. What better voices to bring this song to life than Emmylou and ETC !!!

    E.... S....

    Ed Souder true there are song writers out there that did some incredible master pieces​

    E.... S....

    Take a look at Google for "Bob McDill". I think you will be impressed by all the great songs he wrote. I used to work for the Welk Group and Bob was our star songwriter. He is only one of a handful of writers who have actually gotten rich writing country songs. But brilliance doesn't come along often. He is certainly deserving of his Songwriter Hall of Fame status. Also, he''s a nice guy, too.

  72. B.... K....

    This is one of my favorite songs by two of the best country singers!

  73. P.... R....

    Mette...love you!!

  74. S.... C....

    here are my word or lyrics
    Who can tell just how it starts,
    angry words, and broken hearts,
    Till silently, we sit apart
    you and I.
    But in a while, the angers gone,
    And w forget whose right or wrong
    Then one of us will end it all
    with just a smile.
    We believe in happy endings
    Never breaking, only bending
    taking time enough for mending
    the hurt inside.
    We believe in new beginnings
    giving in and forgiving
    We believe in happy endings
    you and I
    Just a word is all it takes
    And so it pass,
    the silence breaks
    and looking back
    it makes us ache
    for what we done
    and so we cling together now
    and wonder why, we're all so proud
    when all that matters anyhow,
    is our love
    We believe in happy endings
    Never breaking, only bending
    taking time enough for mending
    the hurt inside.
    We believe in new beginnings,
    giving in, and forgiving,
    We believe in happy endings you and I.

  75. D.... J....

    I've ALWAYS LOVED this song. The harmony is so beautiful. Love BOTH these artists so much!! <3

  76. w.... c....

    an angel singing... emmylou when I die hope to hear her sing

    w.... c....

    her and linda will sing for me then

    w.... c....

    Me too.

  77. A.... Z....

    Don't wait too long. For all couples.

  78. d.... ....

    After four years,,,,,,,,,, I remarried my ex, " life is great now ! "

  79. g.... T....

    thanks 747orangejuice this song brings my daughter close

  80. S.... S....

    One of the few duets where they change lead and harmony.  Great song.

    S.... S....

    Great switch and great climb.

  81. c.... ....

    This is the very best version of this song. I just cannot understand why Earl T. Conley was not recognized as one of the greatest in C&W, way up there to the top. He and Emmylou on this is so, so great. Excellent.

    c.... ....

    I completeley agree... love Earl

    c.... ....

    I truly Love to hear Earl and Emmylou sing this song. And he should have been as you said recognized as THE BEST.

    c.... ....

    Facebook has a petition that people can sign to try and get Earl Thomas Conley inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame.

  82. E.... S....

    Another great Bob McDill song

  83. A.... G....

    great song love it!

  84. C.... S....

    great song

  85. B.... H....

    So beautiful............so much talent.

  86. T.... P....

    There is something about her voice. She could sing Frosty the Snowman and I'd be weeping by the end of it. Not much has that effect on me. Great song.

    T.... P....

    +Talbot's Place You're right! And that's some funny shit right there. LMAO :)

    T.... P....

    Same with me, Talbot. Her and Maria McKee both.

  87. f.... ....

    Pay attention to the like and dislike. some people hit the dislike by mistake.

  88. B.... T....

    What a beautiful song

  89. R.... R....

    Beautiful...

  90. L.... ....

    Emmy Lou gets part of the lyric wrong. She sings "And so it past the silence breaks". The correct lyric is "So AT LAST the silence breaks", which makes more sense. I know this because I heard the Johnny Rodriguez version and he gets it right.

    L.... ....

    So does Emmylou. The captioning is incorrect.

    L.... ....

    LoveClassicMusic0205, I think that you have it wrong. If you listen closely, Emmylou DOES sing “And so at last the silence breaks” - the way it should be sung!

  91. t.... ....

    Grew up listening to about every kind of music known to man . Emmy Lou was as good as any singer in any type of music ever .

  92. R.... W....

    No matter who, what, or when Emmylou can sing with or without partners she is a singing Angel here on Earth...regards...Randy

    R.... W....

    Once Emmylou sings a song ,it stays sung.

  93. C.... B....

    All criticisms aside Earl Thomas Conley had a great voice in this recording and anyone who isn't in love with Emmylou has something wrong with them

  94. L.... L....

    Great performance! Why are Faith Hill and Tim McGraw on the intro shot?!

    L.... L....

    +Karen w whatever the reason, I love E.T.C. and Emmy Lou is in a class with VERY few members!

    L.... L....

    lf you ever feel mad, this is a real good song to get"stuck" in your head
    These two were made to harmonize. What a meaningful piece of sweet​! send

    L.... L....

    Put back you the reason God make Oklahoma

  95. L.... F....

    yeah wat a nice song love it!! life is beautiful :-) thats why i believe in happy ending

  96. R.... W....

    Love to those who love! Richard Ford-Williams, Grove City, Ohio, USA

  97. o.... t....

    Nice song