Story Behind The Song
I had a vision of a lady losing a love that she wants desperately to save. Her husband has lost interest in her and she doesn't want the relationship to end. I wrote this song to describe such a situation.
Song Description
The sory of a woman who still loves her husband, but feels that his love is slowly slipping away. He pulls away when she tries to hold him: and refuses to share his love with her intimately. He also no longer tells her he loves her. She wants desperately for her love to last, and would never want to be just a friend, therefore, she is sayig "please don't say it has to end."
Song Length |
4:09 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Classical - Romantic |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Worry, Relationship |
Similar Artists |
Leann Rimes, Patsy Cline |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
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Lyrics
PLEASE DON'T SAY IT HAS TO END
EVERYDAY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU AND I ARE DRIFTING FURTHER APART
IN EVERYWAY, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH, I'M LOSING MORE AND MORE OF YOUR HEART
'CAUSE EVERYTIME, I HOLD YOU CLOSE, YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO PULL AWAY
WE USED TO TALK THINGS OUT, BUT NOW HAVE NOTHING TO SAY
(CHORUS)
MAYBE I KNOW IT'S OVER, BUT I'M AFRAID TO SAY IT'S SO
AND WITH THE WAY YOU TREAT ME LATELY
DEEP DOWN INSIDE I KNOW
BUT MY LOVE FOR YOU IS SO STRONG
THAT I COULD NEVER BE JUST A FRIEND
SO DARLING, PLEASE DON'T SAY IT HAS TO END.
EVERY NIGHT, I LIE AWAKE BESIDE YOU DARLING JUST HOPING YOU'LL TURN
TO LOVE ME RIGHT AND EASE THE FIRE THAT WITHIN ME BURNS
BUT EVERYTIME, I WANT YOUR LOVE YOU NEVER EVEN LOOK MY WAY
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LOVE WE SHARED MOST EVERY DAY.
(CHORUS)
EVER SINCE, I SAW YOUR FACE, I KNEW OUR LOVE JUST HAD TO BE
HEAVEN SENT, GOD KNOWS MY LOVE, YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME
BUT EVERYDAY, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH OUR LOVE JUST SEEMS TO SLIP AWAY
YOU USED TO HOLD ME TIGHT AND "I LOVE YOU" YOU'D SAY
(CHORUS)
WRITTEN BY: LARRY TINSLEY
(C) 2004 LARRY TINSLEY'S MUSIC(BMI)