Baby Is Gone
When Love Vanishes: Charley Pride's Melancholic Tale
Lyrics
The world goes around and the young men get old
The world continues to turn, and young men age.
The people next door are all down with the cold
Neighbors are unwell with a cold.
The stars are in the heaven that's where they belong
Stars are in the sky, their natural place.
They don't shine in my world since baby is gone
The stars don't bring brightness to my world since my baby left.
If I were a writer I'd write me a song and all I could say is my baby is gone
If the singer were a writer, they'd compose a song expressing the loss of their baby.
[ ac.guitar ]
[Instrumental break]
They had a farsail downtown yesterday
A sail event happened downtown recently.
They say that newport house will be finished right away
Rumors about the completion of a Newport house are circulating.
The weatherman says sunshine but I know he's wrong
The weather forecast predicts sunshine, but the singer feels otherwise.
But I don't really care cause baby is gone
The singer doesn't mind the weather because they are indifferent since their baby is gone.
If I were a traveler I'd go to Hongkong and try to forget that my baby is gone
If the singer were a traveler, they'd go to Hong Kong to distract themselves from the absence of their baby.
[ ac.guitar ]
[Instrumental break]
The sheep're in the meadow the cows're in the corn
Sheep are in the meadow, cows are in the cornfield.
And I'm here a wishing I'd never been born
The singer expresses regret, wishing they had never been born.
The newspaper said bout the world's goin' wrong
The newspaper reports on global issues, but the singer is not concerned as their focus is on the absence of their baby.
Ain't worried bout the world cause baby is gone
The singer is not troubled by the state of the world because their baby is no longer with them.
If I were a singer I'd sing me a song but who wants to sing when his baby is gone
If the singer were a singer, they'd create a song, but the loss of their baby makes it difficult to sing.
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