Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning.
This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive.
She not only stayed alive, she turned her hard beginnings around, became self sufficient, successful and someone with respect for herself. She didn't let the naysayers and judgers stop her. She's the one sitting in the drivers seat at the end.
So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started.
There is a huge difference between a singer who simply belts out a song that is on a page in front of them, and someone who can convey an entire experience with their voice. Telling not just a story with words, but taking you inside it and making you feel like you are there, with their interpretation.
Do you believe we could start again?
Be the way we were,
We used to be then,
Am I wrong in thinking,
We could turn back the clock.
Get back what was,
Get back what is lost, Oh no...
I never knew,
How much I really needed you too.
And now you’re gone it's too late,
‘Cause I’ve lost you...
This is the place where we laughed,
Where we danced,
Where we walked in the rain,
Now its not the same,
This is the place where you cried,
And I wiped all the tears from your face,
This is the place...
Love has taken a hold over me,
I was mesmerised, but now I can see,
And I remember where we were on fire,
Where you told me you’ve never been higher, So high...
I never knew how much I really needed you too,
And now you’re gone it too late ‘cause I’ve lost you...
This is the place where we laughed,
Where we danced,
Where we walked in the rain,
Now its not the same,
This is the place where you cried,
And I wiped all the tears from your face,
This is the place...
I really wanna hear you call my name,
And tell myself that we can do it again,
It should be easy not the end,
We were made for each other,
A friend and a Lover,
I really wanna loose myself in you,
No one else can love you the way that I do,
And every time I find somebody new,
Thats when I discover,
Theres nobody other, other than you...
I never knew how much I really needed you too,
And now you’re gone it too late ‘cause I’ve lost you...
This is the place where we laughed,
where we danced,
where we walked in the rain,
Now its not the same,
This is the place where you cried,
And I wiped all the tears from your face,
This is the place...
Do you believe we could start again,
Be the way we were, the way we were then..
Be the way we were,
We used to be then,
Am I wrong in thinking,
We could turn back the clock.
Get back what was,
Get back what is lost, Oh no...
I never knew,
How much I really needed you too.
And now you’re gone it's too late,
‘Cause I’ve lost you...
This is the place where we laughed,
Where we danced,
Where we walked in the rain,
Now its not the same,
This is the place where you cried,
And I wiped all the tears from your face,
This is the place...
Love has taken a hold over me,
I was mesmerised, but now I can see,
And I remember where we were on fire,
Where you told me you’ve never been higher, So high...
I never knew how much I really needed you too,
And now you’re gone it too late ‘cause I’ve lost you...
This is the place where we laughed,
Where we danced,
Where we walked in the rain,
Now its not the same,
This is the place where you cried,
And I wiped all the tears from your face,
This is the place...
I really wanna hear you call my name,
And tell myself that we can do it again,
It should be easy not the end,
We were made for each other,
A friend and a Lover,
I really wanna loose myself in you,
No one else can love you the way that I do,
And every time I find somebody new,
Thats when I discover,
Theres nobody other, other than you...
I never knew how much I really needed you too,
And now you’re gone it too late ‘cause I’ve lost you...
This is the place where we laughed,
where we danced,
where we walked in the rain,
Now its not the same,
This is the place where you cried,
And I wiped all the tears from your face,
This is the place...
Do you believe we could start again,
Be the way we were, the way we were then..
Lyrics submitted by JohnL1990
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