Like Some Old Sad Song
Love's Gamble: A Tale of Heartbreak and Redemption
Lyrics
They walked around the department store
They wandered within a department store.
on a warm Summer night. She was radiant
On a warm summer evening, she appeared glowing and exceptionally beautiful but seemed permanently adrift or disconnected.
and beautiful and forever lost.
She had concluded her association with him and was prepared to progress, attempting to gently break away from him, resembling the sadness portrayed in an old song.
She was done with him, and ready
She was emotionally finished with him and prepared to move forward.
to move on trying to let him down easy,
She was trying to end things gently, much like the melancholy in an aged, sorrowful tune.
like some old sad song.
Describing the method she employed to distance herself from him as resembling the emotional resonance found in an old, sorrowful song.
They stopped to look at boots. She told him
They paused to examine boots. She candidly expressed her dislike for his boots due to their design.
straight up, his weren't cool. Them straps and
She disapproved of the appearance of his boots because of the straps and buckles, and she conveyed this openly to him.
buckles ruin it for me, she said, then he took her
After their store visit, he escorted her back home.
home. And her kiss was cold at the door
At the doorstep, her farewell kiss was distant and conveyed unwelcome information to him.
and it told him what he did not want to know.
The coldness of her goodbye communicated something undesirable to him, echoing the emotions of an old, melancholic song.
He got that lonesome feeling like some old sad song.
He felt a profound sense of loneliness akin to the emotions conveyed in an aged, sad song.
And time did its job of healing
Over time, healing took place despite his happier moments being frequently accompanied by emotional anguish.
though his better days were often full of pain
Although time helped heal, his better days were often overshadowed by pain.
because life, it ain't a song. Nobody gives a damn.
The realization that life isn't as simple as a song where people care deeply about your struggles.
No guarantees. Love's a gamble.
Life and love are uncertain, akin to a gamble with no assurances.
He lost touch with her, and he never got it back.
He lost contact with her permanently, an occurrence that might have been for the best due to life's complexities.
You know that's probably for the best because life
Recognizing that losing touch with her might have been advantageous given life's intricate nature.
gets mighty complicated like that.
Life often becomes immensely complicated.
Then one day he just woke up and decided it was time
At a certain point, he decided it was time to move forward, not wanting to be stuck in a tragic, sorrowful story.
to move on. He didn't want to end up dying
He wanted to progress and not be trapped in a tale of sadness or heartbreak.
in some old sad song.
He desired to avoid being confined or characterized by the sadness reminiscent of an old, mournful song.
And time did its job of healing
Time continued its healing process.
though what wasn't wasn't what it was to be
What transpired wasn't what was anticipated or destined to happen, emphasizing life's unpredictability.
because life it ain't a song. Nobody gives a damn.
Life doesn't align with the structure of a song where others deeply care; it lacks assurances.
No guarantees. Love's a gamble.
Emphasizing the uncertain nature of love, likening it to a risky bet without guarantees.
No guarantees. Love's a gamble.
Reiterating the absence of assurances in love, further accentuating its risky and uncertain nature.
Comment