We Had All the Good Things Going
Lost Love Chronicles: Dolly Parton's Bittersweet Reflections
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It wasn't very long ago
Reflecting on a recent past.
We had a love few people know
Describing a deep, private love shared by few.
And everything was going oh so fine
Expressing a time when everything was going well.
I trusted you, you trusted me
Reciprocal trust between the speaker and the partner.
The way that it's supposed to be
Highlighting the ideal nature of their relationship.
But love slipped from us somewhere down the line
Indicating a loss of love along their journey.
We had all of the good things going baby
Revisiting the positive aspects of the past.
You know we did, everything was fine
Confirming that everything was going well.
Enjoying the taste of the good life
Describing a life of contentment and happiness.
We all look for but few can find
Acknowledging the rarity of such a good life.
It's gone but we can't understand
Expressing confusion about the loss of good fortune.
How luck could slip right through our hands
Wondering how luck escaped their grasp.
All down the line things seemed so very right
Reflecting on the apparent rightness of their journey.
The love we shared through all these years
Recollecting the sincerity in their shared love.
We both knew that we were sincere
Emphasizing the genuine nature of their commitment.
Then suddenly it left just overnight
Describing the sudden departure of love.
We had all of the good things going baby
Reiterating the positive experiences in the past.
You know we did, everything was fine
Affirming the overall well-being during that time.
Enjoying the taste of the good life
Describing the enjoyment of a good life.
We all look for but few can find
Repeating the rarity of finding such joy.
Now that we've gone our separate ways
Acknowledging the separation between the partners.
I still recall those brighter days
Remembering the brighter days of the past.
Days that didn't seem so very long
Reflecting on the perceived duration of those days.
Neither of us ought to blame
Avoiding blame for the current situation.
We overly know that it's a shame
Recognizing the shared sorrow of the breakup.
And all that we had going now is gone
Summarizing the loss of everything they had.
We had all of the good things going baby
Recalling the positive aspects of the past once again.
You know we did, everything was fine
Affirming the overall well-being during that time once again.
Enjoying the taste of the good life
Describing the enjoyment of a good life once again.
We all look for but few can find
Repeating the rarity of finding such joy once again.
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