"I Did It for Love" (also referred to as "Did It for Love") is a song written by Mark Miller. Sawyer Brown released it on their 1989 album The Boys are Back. Released as a single in 1990, the song peaked at #33 on the U.S. Billboard country chart.
Lyrics[]
I had some words with her old man
When I asked him for her hand
'Cause eye to eye, you know, we never could see
Now we're off and we're on our own
As we head in to the danger zone
To find a little pink house for her and me
We did it for love
We did it for satisfaction
It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
We finally said, enough is enough
We played it by ear, it came from the heart
We did it for love
Now Mary Beth is doin' all she can
She had her child without her man
She never cared to hear what the town folk would say
They tried to talk her out of keepin' that boy
But in this world she found no greater joy
Now she's a proud mama
Watchin' her little man play
She did it for love
She did it for satisfaction
It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
She finally said, enough is enough
She played it by ear, it came from the heart
She did it for love
My brother fought in the Vietnam war
He left his job and his family chores
I never understood when he said he couldn't let it be
Now it's been twenty years or so
He still talks about how regular joes were somethin' man
Defendin' the land of the free
They did it for love
they did it for satisfaction
It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
They finally said, enough is enough
They played it by ear, it came from the heart
They did it for love
We did it for love
We did it for satisfaction
It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
We finally said, enough is enough
We played it by ear, it came from the heart
We did it for love
Albums[]
"I Did It for Love" appears on one Sawyer Brown album:
Music Video[]
There are two versions of the music video for "I Did It for Love." Directed by Marc Ball, the original video included performance footage of the band as well as scenes depicting story elements. For the "Greatest Hits" home video release the video was re-edited to include only the performance footage.