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Cover art for On My Own lyrics by Michael McDonald

I take this to be a song about a broken engagement. "said it was forever" "so many promises." There is a line that says that the couple in the song were NOT married, but "forever" doesn't sound like just socializing, so I assume the song is about an engagement

Cover art for On My Own lyrics by Michael McDonald

Split up of couple in love affair, basically. I think the vocals on this, best ever from Patti Labelle, and she seems to bring out the best from Michael McDonald.