Jan Howard – The One You Slip Around With, is a single by American country music artist Jan Howard. Released in October 1959, the song reached #13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, becoming Howard’s first major hit single. The single was later released on the 1962 album, Jan Howard, issued on Wrangler Records. The song was written by her husband and Nashville songwriter, Harlan Howard.
The song was later recorded by Jann Browne and released on her 1990 debut album Tell Me Why.
Jan Howard – The One You Slip Around With
From the album Jan Howard
A-side «I Wish I Could Fall in Love Again»
Released October 1959
Genre Country
Label Challenge
Songwriter(s) Harlan Howard, Fuzzy Owen
Producer(s) Joe Johnson
COUNTRYPEDIA
Jan Howard – The One You Slip Around With Lyrics
[Verse 1: Jan Howard]
I had the key to heaven when we married
And for a while I brought you happiness
But now your love for me is dead and buried
And every night you share another’s kiss
[Chorus: Jan Howard]
And I’d rather be the one you slip around with
Than be the one whose dream of love is gone
Yes I’d rather be the one you spend your time with
Than be the one at home all alone
[Verse 2: Jan Howard]
Deep down inside I know that I should leave you
How many tears must fall before I learn
I think of many ways that I could grieve you
And yet I’m always here when you return
[Chorus: Jan Howard]
But I’d rather be the one you slip around with
Than be the one whose dream of love is gone
Yes I’d rather be the one you spend your time with
Than be the one at home all alone
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