she took my hand and folded it
and turned her back and split
the rain was deceiving
as she was done leaving
but she never looked back
no, she never looked back
she never looked back
why she went and done that
we could have worked it out
the ring on her finger
that did not linger
coz she gave it me straight back
yes, she gave it straight back
she gave it straight back
I watched her turn the corner
she drifted out of sight
if I was much younger
I’d probably be up for the fight
but it just wasn’t right
no, it just wasn’t right
it just wasn’t right
so now I’m all alone
the leaves have all but blown
the wind has done moaning
and there’s no-one on the phone
only me on my own
yes, she never looked back
now I’m here on my own
So solemn and heartbreaking. You can feel the pain in each line, and then the crushing acceptance near the end.
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ah thank you for reading and leaving a comment Lucy 🙂
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Love the wistful melancholy of this one my friend 👍🖤
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Thanks LC 😉
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Always welcome my friend 😊🖤
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I loved the repeating lines. It added to the wistful feeling.
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Thanks Heather, for reading and for the kind comment 👍
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My pleasure.
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The repetition really works! Good one Colin!
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Thanks Kim. Been a while since I did much writing. Have to admit this was just a little bit influenced by listening to some Jimmy Buffett songs recently.
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😉
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Colin! This is achingly sad and also has the rhythm of a sad love song.
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thanks VJ – I’ve always wanted to write achingly sad country and western songs but it’s much much harder than it appears . . ! Those songwriters make it sound so easy . . !
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Welcome. Nice to see you here.
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