That's the Way Love Goes (Johnny Rodriguez song)

"That's the Way Love Goes"
Single by Johnny Rodriguez
from the album All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing
B-side"I Really Don't Want to Know"
ReleasedDecember 1973
GenreCountry
Length1:51
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Lefty Frizzell
Sanger D. Shafer
Producer(s)Jerry Kennedy
Johnny Rodriguez singles chronology
"Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico"
(1973)
"That's the Way Love Goes"
(1973)
"Something"
(1974)
"That's the Way Love Goes"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album That's the Way Love Goes
B-side"Don't Seem Like We've Been Together All Our Lives"
ReleasedNovember 19, 1983
GenreCountry
Length3:04
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer
Producer(s)Merle Haggard
Ray Baker
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)"
(1983)
"That's the Way Love Goes"
(1983)
"Someday When Things Are Good"
(1984)

"That's the Way Love Goes' is a song written by Lefty Frizzell and Sanger D. Shafer. It was recorded by Frizzell and included on his album The Legendary, released on September 18, 1973. The following year it was released as the b-side of his single "I Never Go Around Mirrors" and was later included in compilation albums. It was also released in December 1973 by American country music artist Johnny Rodriguez as the second single from the album All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing. The song was Rodriguez's fourth hit on the U.S. country chart and third number one in a row. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the chart.