Love and Hard Times
Love's Resilience Amid Life's Trials
Lyrics
God and His only Son
Reference to God and His Son visiting Earth
Paid a courtesy call on Earth
Describing the visit as a courtesy call
One Sunday morning
Setting the scene on a Sunday morning
Orange blossoms opened their fragrant lips
Symbolizing beauty with blooming orange blossoms
Songbirds sang from the tips of Cottonwoods
Depicting nature's harmony with singing songbirds
Old folks wept for His love in these hard times
Expressing the sorrow of the elderly for God's love in difficult times
"Well, we got to get going," said the restless Lord to the Son
God and Son discussing leaving due to potential chaos
There are galaxies yet to be born
Highlighting the infinite possibilities of creation
Creation is never done
Emphasizing the continuous process of creation
Anyway, these people are slobs here
Critiquing the people on Earth as messy
If we stay it's bound to be a mob scene
Anticipating chaos if God and Son stay
But, disappear, and it's love and hard times
Choosing to disappear, leading to love and hard times
I loved her the first time I saw her
Expressing love upon first sight
I know that's an old songwriting cliche
Acknowledging the cliché nature of the sentiment
Loved you the first time I saw you
Reiterating love at first sight
Can't describe it any other way
Unable to describe the feeling in any other way
Any other way
Emphasizing the uniqueness of the experience
The light of her beauty was warm as a summer day
Describing the warmth of the loved one's beauty
Clouds of antelope rolled by
Imagery of antelope and a serene landscape
No hint of rain to come
No indication of forthcoming troubles
In the prairie sky
Setting the scene in the prairie sky
It's just love, love, love, love, love
Repeating "love" to emphasize its significance
When the rains came, the tears burned, windows rattled, locks turned
Describing the emotional impact of rain and tears
It's easy to be generous when you're on a roll
Highlighting generosity in good times
It's hard to be grateful when you're out of control
Expressing difficulty in gratitude during tough times
And love is gone
Noting the absence of love
The light at the edge of the curtain
Describing the dawn through a curtain
Is the quiet dawn
Emphasizing the quiet beginning of a new day
The bedroom breathes
Highlighting the breathing of the bedroom
In clicks and clacks
Depicting the sounds in the room
Uneasy heartbeat, can't relax
Expressing an uneasy heartbeat and inability to relax
But then your hand takes mine
Finding solace in holding hands
Thank God, I found you in time
Expressing gratitude for finding a loved one in time
Thank God, I found you
Reiterating thanks for finding the person
Thank God, I found you
Repeating gratitude for finding the loved one
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