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And his hand it fell behind her
As his arm it reached around
And she looked at the window
And she watched the shade go down
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
That the man she left behind her
Was two thousand miles away
Singing boy pick up that fiddle
And play that steel guitar
And find yourself a lady
And dance right where you are
There was a lonely girl from nowhere
With a smile all sweet with pain
And she never stopped to wonder
If she'd see him again
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
That man that she was looking for
Was only twenty streets away
Singing boy pick up that fiddle
And play that steel guitar
And find yourself a lady
And dance right where you are
And the band it just kept playing
As she came walking in
And he never stopped to wonder
If he'd see her again
It was a private conversation
No one heard him say
That girl he left behind him
Was two thousand miles away
He just sang boy pick up that fiddle
And play that steel guitar
And find yourself a lady
And dance right where you are
And the moral of this story
Is I guess it's easier said than done
To look at what you've been through
And to see what you've become
It's a private conversation
No one hears you say
It's a private conversation
And his hand it fell behind her
As his arm it reached around
And she looked at the window
And she watched the shade go down
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
It was a private conversation
No one heard him say
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
It was a private conversation
As his arm it reached around
And she looked at the window
And she watched the shade go down
No one heard her say
That the man she left behind her
Was two thousand miles away
And play that steel guitar
And find yourself a lady
And dance right where you are
With a smile all sweet with pain
And she never stopped to wonder
If she'd see him again
No one heard her say
That man that she was looking for
Was only twenty streets away
And play that steel guitar
And find yourself a lady
And dance right where you are
As she came walking in
And he never stopped to wonder
If he'd see her again
No one heard him say
That girl he left behind him
Was two thousand miles away
And play that steel guitar
And find yourself a lady
And dance right where you are
Is I guess it's easier said than done
To look at what you've been through
And to see what you've become
No one hears you say
It's a private conversation
As his arm it reached around
And she looked at the window
And she watched the shade go down
No one heard her say
It was a private conversation
No one heard him say
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
It was a private conversation
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If there ever was a song in which Lyle talked about that damn movie star woman, this one is it. The statements of the private conversation is the media attempt to access to what the world saw as an oddball relationship. Too bad few people realized which party had actually married above themselves.
About regret.
It's about two people who just fall into an affair, without considering the consequences on themselves or others far away - on what they'll become as a result. They just go ahead, with the flow of the private conversation. The moral of the story is that they have slid into adultery, easy to do, and hard to stop and think - and recognize that makes you an adulterer.