Story Behind The Song
Heard someone say that she was losing a boyfriend by fractions -- one fifth at a time. The play on words was obvious. I call this genre "blue country rock."
Song Description
He's definitely in love with her, but her drinking is driving him away.
| Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Blues - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Stressed, Depressing |
Subject |
Alchohol, Beer, Wine, Failure |
| Similar Artists |
Chris Stapleton, Delbert McClinton |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
VERSE
Don't want to lose her, but she's slippin' away
Can't seem to stop her or show her the way
So many good times; guess I never understood
That it could take her mind; I never thought it would
CHORUS
She's quite the attraction
But now it's an uphill climb
'Cause I'm losing her by fractions
One fifth at a time
VERSE
Good times to bad, not much left to hold onto
She may never know what she has put me through
When it holds her so tight, her world becomes the night
And she forgets the difference between wrong and right
Repeat CHORUS
VERSE
She's about the best thing ever happened to me
I'd do most anything to see her gettin' free
But I can't take much more; we're wastin' away
Though there's hope in my heart that help is on the way
Repeat CHORUS
RIDE
Repeat CHORUS
TAG
Yes, I'm losing her by fractions; one fifth at a time
Words & Music by Don Tomlinson
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