Story Behind The Song
A wife dies, and her love for her husband, and her concern for his happiness, leads her to allow him to move forward. Can he?
Song Description
A woman sings to a man, that he should just move forward, forget the past heartach, that she is waiting for him to look ahead...and not look back.."how much time is time enough for sorrow?"
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Peaceful |
Subject |
Regret, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
K.D. Lang, Trisha Yearwood |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Don't Look Back
© 1993 Sally Fingerett
Out across the ocean she'll be sailing
Out under the open sky she'll wave
The clouds surround her now and she is lost to you
From far away
But here inside a dream she comes a'walkin'
Smiling in her old familiar way
Her eyes look somehow different they implore you
As if to say -
Don't look back
Don't look back
Don't look back
Don't look back.
You made a promise that you'd always love her
She made a promise that she'd always stay
But promises are broken in a heartbeat and then
They fade away
How much time is time enough for sorrow
How long can you linger in the rain
When the fog is lifting and her memory lets you
Love again...
Don't look back
Don't look back
Don't look back
Don't look back.
I will go on living with this yearning
I will go on wanting till you don't want her
I will go on dreaming that we're lovers until I know
For sure..that you -
Don't look back
Don't look back
Don't look back
Don't look back.