There Will Never Be Another You
Billy Byers and His Orchestra Lyrics

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This is our last dance together
Tonight soon will be long ago
And in our moment of parting
This is all I want you to know

There will be many other nights like this
And I'll be standing here with someone new
There will be other songs to sing

Another fall, another spring
But there will never be another you

There will be other lips that I may kiss
But they won't thrill me
Like yours used to do
Yes, I may dream a million dreams
But how can they come true
If there will never, ever be another you?

Yes, I may dream a million dreams
But how can they come true

If there will never, ever be
Another you?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Billy Byers and His Orchestra's song, There Will Never Be Another You, speaks of a bittersweet goodbye between two individuals as they part ways. The first stanza paints a picture of finality, as the night draws to a close and they bid each other farewell. The succeeding stanza assures that there will be other nights and people to spend it with in the future, but there will never be anyone quite like the person they are saying goodbye to. The third stanza reinforces this message by saying that while there may be other potential partners, they will never measure up to the person they are leaving behind. To conclude, the singer acknowledges that while they may dream of finding someone else, it will never quite be the same without the person they are saying goodbye to.

The song, There Will Never Be Another You, has been covered by several artists, including Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, and Frank Sinatra. It is considered a classic jazz standard and is often played as an instrumental in jazz performances. Interestingly, the song was originally written for the 1942 musical, Iceland, but it was not included in the final production.

Line by Line Meaning

This is our last dance together
This is the final opportunity for us to dance together

Tonight soon will be long ago
Tonight will soon become a distant memory

And in our moment of parting
At the moment we separate

This is all I want you to know
This is the only message I want to convey to you

There will be many other nights like this
There will be numerous future evenings similar to tonight

And I'll be standing here with someone new
I'll be here with a different person

There will be other songs to sing
There will be different songs to perform

Another fall, another spring
Another autumn, another spring season

But there will never be another you
But there will never be another person like you

There will be other lips that I may kiss
I'll kiss other people's lips

But they won't thrill me
However, I won't feel the same excitement