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Where Have You Been Lyrics
Claire had all but given' up
When she and Edwin fell in love
She touched his face and shook her head
In disbelief she sighed and said
In many dreams I've held you near
Now at last you're really here
Chorus:
Where have you been
I've looked for you for ever and a day
Where have you been
I'm just not myself when your away
He asked her for her hand for life
Then she became a saleman's wife
He was home each night by eight
But one stormy evening he was late
Her frightened tears fell to the floor
Until his key turned in the door
Where have you been
I've looked for you for ever and a day
Where have you been
I'm just not myself when your away
They'd never spent a night apart
For sixty years she heard him snore
Now they're in a hospital
In seperate beds on different floors
Claire soon lost her memory, forgot the names of family
She never spoke a word again
Then one day they wheeled him in
He held her hand and stroked her hair
In a fragile voice she said
Where have you been
I've looked for you for ever and a day
Where have you been
I'm just not myself when your away
No, I'm just not myself when your away
When she and Edwin fell in love
She touched his face and shook her head
In disbelief she sighed and said
In many dreams I've held you near
Now at last you're really here
Where have you been
I've looked for you for ever and a day
Where have you been
I'm just not myself when your away
Then she became a saleman's wife
He was home each night by eight
But one stormy evening he was late
Her frightened tears fell to the floor
Until his key turned in the door
I've looked for you for ever and a day
Where have you been
I'm just not myself when your away
For sixty years she heard him snore
Now they're in a hospital
In seperate beds on different floors
She never spoke a word again
Then one day they wheeled him in
He held her hand and stroked her hair
In a fragile voice she said
I've looked for you for ever and a day
Where have you been
I'm just not myself when your away
No, I'm just not myself when your away
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I've seen this song render grown, tough, truck drivin sorta men into a mess of helpless sobs.
This is one of the most beautiful and heart-wrenching country songs that has ever been recorded. The song applies the simple words "Where've you been" to 3 distinct phases in the life of a couple that grows old together. First they meet and marry, then they depend on one another. Later, Claire grows old and develops Alzheimer's disease. After many months or years of suffering with memory loss, she miraculously regains her memory when her husband of 60 years arrives in the room.
The ending of thie movie, "The Notebook", might remind you of the last verse of this song.