Good Morning Heartache
Chris Flory Lyrics

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Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight
Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
But here you are with the dawn

Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
It seems I met you when my love went away
Now everyday I start by saying to you

Good morning heartache, what's new

Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues

Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down

Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues

Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when

Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down

Overall Meaning

Chris Flory's "Good Morning Heartache" is a song about facing the daily struggle of heartache and learning to live with it. The lyrics suggest that heartache is an unwanted visitor that seems to never leave. The song is an address to heartache, almost like it's a person, and the singer is telling it that it's not welcome, but acknowledging that it's still there. The lyrics are full of resignation and weariness, as if the singer has been battling heartache for a long time and is now just trying to coexist with it.

The opening line "Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight" immediately sets the melancholic tone of the song. The repeated phrase "Good morning heartache" throughout the song shows the regularity of heartache's appearance in the singer's life. The line "I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone, but here you are with the dawn" illustrates how heartache can be so overwhelming that even sleep doesn't provide relief. The singer wishes they could forget heartache, but acknowledges that it is something that will always be present. The final line "Good morning heartache, sit down" brings the song to a close with the singer acknowledging that heartache isn't going anywhere, and they might as well get used to it being around.

Line by Line Meaning

Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight
Addressing the feeling of pain that he feels his love life has become, and the permanence of this pain.

Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
Acknowledging that he thought he had finally overcome his pain, but it only returns the next day.

I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
Describing his attempts to make the pain go away by hoping that his mind had moved on from the loss of love.

But here you are with the dawn
Despite his efforts, the pain persists.

Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
Expressing the desire to be over the pain but the knowledge that he will likely never fully overcome it.

It seems I met you when my love went away
Describing how the pain of heartbreak appeared to come into his life as soon as his love was no longer a part of it.

Now everyday I start by saying to you
Acknowledging that his experience with heartbreak is an everyday struggle.

Good morning heartache, what's new
A sarcastic refrain that he repeats every morning as he comes to terms with the persistent pain.

Stop haunting me now
A plea for the pain to end.

Can't chase you no how
Recognizing that his attempts to escape from the pain are futile.

Just leave me alone
An additional plea for the pain to go away and for him to be able to move on.

I've got those Monday blues
Describing the pain as a never-ending cycle that colors every day of his life like a case of the Monday blues.

Straight through Sunday blues
The pain feels continuous and never-ending, persisting through every day of the week even through Sunday.

Good morning heartache, here we go again
Expressing the feeling of despair that he experiences every morning as the pain makes its presence known yet again.

Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Recognizing the pain as a long-time companion that has been with him since the beginning of his love journey.

Might as well get used to you hanging around
Acknowledging that he cannot escape the pain and it is better to accept it as a part of his life.

Good morning heartache, sit down
A bitter invitation to welcome the pain and to stick around for the rest of the day or perhaps forever.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham Padellan

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