Don't Our Love Look Natural
Elegy of Faded Love: Keith Whitley's Poignant Tribute
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We're gathered in this room today to say our last goodbyes
We are gathered in this room to bid farewell.
Friends and kinfolk stayed away, it's down to you and I
Friends and family have stayed away, leaving only the two of us.
It's just a simple service and much too late to say
The funeral service is simple, and it's too late for meaningful words.
Those tender words unspoken yesterday
We failed to express our tender feelings in the past.
But don't our love look natural lying there
Despite the circumstances, our love appears natural and fitting.
You could almost expect it to get right up and care
It seems as if our love could come to life and show care.
It faded in its prime and died before its time
Our love faded prematurely and died before its time.
Now don't our love look natural lying there
Even in death, our love looks appropriate and genuine.
I know the day our love was born, well, I don't know when it died
The exact birth of our love is unknown, but its end is unclear as well.
I think we could have saved it but it seems nobody tried
There was potential to save the love, but no one made the effort.
A love like time can slip away and vanish with the dawn
Love, like time, can slip away and disappear with the morning.
And you can't bring it back, no, when it's gone
Once love is gone, it cannot be restored.
And don't our love look natural lying there
Even in death, our love looks natural and appropriate.
You could almost expect it to get right up and care
There's a sense that our love could revive and care once more.
It faded in its prime and died before its time
Our love declined and ended prematurely.
Now don't our love look natural lying there
Despite its premature end, our love looks fitting in its final moments.
Yes, and don't our love look natural lying there
Reiteration that our love, even in death, seems natural and appropriate.
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