Good Morning Heartache
Botti Chris Lyrics
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You old gloomy sight
Good morning heartache
Thought we said goodbye last night
I turned and tossed until it
seems you have gone
But here you are with the dawn
Wish I forget you, but
It seems I met you
When my love went away
Now everyday I stop I'm saying to you
Good morning heartache what's new
Stop haunting me now
Can't shake you nohow
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight to Sunday blues
Good morning heartache
Here we go again
Good morning heartache
You're the one
Who knows me well
Might as well get use to
you hanging around
Good morning heartache
Sit down
The lyrics to Chris Botti's song "Good Morning Heartache" describe a person waking up to the feeling of heartache and melancholy. The person is addressing heartache as a personified character in the form of a gloomy sight. The lyrics suggest that the singer had thought they had said goodbye to heartache the night before, but finds themselves still feeling the pain of loss or separation upon waking. The singer continues to express a sense of comfort with this heartache, almost as if they have accepted it as a consistent part of their life.
The second verse is a plea to heartache to "stop haunting me now," and a declaration that the heartache seems to never leave the singer. The references to Monday blues and straight to Sunday blues illustrate that the heartache is a constant feeling that permeates the singer's entire week. The singer resigns themselves to the fact that heartache will always be a part of their life, and even gives heartache a seat, as if they are an old friend.
The song "Good Morning Heartache" was originally written by Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher in 1946. It was first recorded by Billie Holiday and has since been covered by numerous artists, including Diana Ross and Natalie Cole.
Line by Line Meaning
Good morning heartache
Greeting to the feeling of sadness, depression and misery.
You old gloomy sight
An old but familiar feeling of sadness.
Thought we said goodbye last night
Thought the feeling of sadness had gone away.
I turned and tossed until it seems you have gone
Tried to get rid of the feeling of sadness by turning and tossing in bed.
But here you are with the dawn
However, the feeling of sadness lingered on and returned with the morning.
Wish I forget you, but you're here to stay
Wishes that the feeling of sadness would go away, but it seems to be a permanent part of life.
It seems I met you when my love went away
The feeling of sadness came when the person's loved one left.
Now everyday I stop I'm saying to you Good morning heartache what's new
The person acknowledges the feeling of sadness every day and greets it, wondering what new forms of sadness it will take.
Stop haunting me now
The person is asking the feeling of sadness to stop affecting them.
Can't shake you nohow
It seems impossible to get rid of the feeling of sadness.
Just leave me alone
Asks the feeling of sadness to go away.
I've got those Monday blues, Straight to Sunday blues
The feeling of sadness is present every day of the week, from Monday to Sunday.
Here we go again
The person acknowledges that the feeling of sadness has returned.
You're the one who knows me well
The feeling of sadness is a familiar part of the person's life.
Might as well get used to you hanging around
The person believes that the feeling of sadness will always be present, so they might as well accept it.
Good morning heartache sit down
The person accepts the feeling of sadness and welcomes it.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham Padellan
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