Now She's Gone
Love's Departure: A Tale of Broken Hearts in 'Now She's Gone'
Lyrics
She was her daddy's little darlin'
She was the favored daughter of her father.
Her mama's only child
She was the only child of her mother.
They didn't understand at all
Her parents didn't comprehend her behavior when she started behaving recklessly.
When she took to running wild
Her behavior became wild and uncontrollable.
She left town one day and never said goodbye
She left the town suddenly without saying goodbye.
Left a hole in daddy's lap and a tear in mama's eye
Her departure deeply affected her father and mother emotionally.
Where'd we go wrong and now she's gone
Her parents questioned where they made mistakes that led to her leaving.
She met a boy up in Kentucky
She met a boy named Charlie in Kentucky.
Charlie was his name
The boy she met was called Charlie.
Just when he thought he got lucky
Despite feeling fortunate, Charlie experienced theft from her.
She stole his watch and chain
She stole his watch and chain.
She always kept on movin' and she never wasted time
She was always on the move and didn't waste time.
And they said, "She left quite a string of broken hearts behind"
People commented on the trail of broken hearts she left behind.
Woke up alone, now she's gone
She woke up alone, having left without a trace.
Me, I wouldn't even trying
The narrator didn't attempt to pursue her.
You could say I was content
The narrator felt satisfied with his life without her.
She went through my life like lightning
Her presence in the narrator's life was fleeting and powerful.
Blew out the other end
Her impact on the narrator's life was profound but brief.
Well I still taste her kisses, smell her perfume in the wind
The memory of her lingers through sensory experiences.
And if I could you know that I would do it all again
The narrator would go through it all again despite being hurt by her.
She done me wrong, and now she's gone
She wronged the narrator, leading to her departure.
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