While Gayle is the younger sister of Loretta Lynn, her musical sound is very different from Lynn's. Gayle's career began as country music moved towards a more pop-oriented sound in the 1970s, as exemplified by such performers as Lynn Anderson and Barbara Mandrell. Gayle's music reflects the modern Nashville sound.
The Sound of Goodbye
Crystal Gayle Lyrics
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And we turn out the light
And we lay side by side in the dark
And we're waiting for sleep or a spark
But the night's on the run
And the spark does not come
And we quietly worry and wonder
And it rings with the sound of goodbye
[Chorus]
It rings with the sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye
We can talk of the weather
We can talk of the news
We can talk of the talk of the town
There's another true love going down
We can talk about promises, talk about lies
But there's no use pointing our fingers
And the sound of 'I love you' still lingers
But it rings with the sound of goodbye
[Chorus]
Time is forever
But love is a fire
And one day is one degree colder
And the clock's tickin' over your shoulder
And it ticks and it ticks, and it ticks and it ticks
[Chorus: x2]
The Sound of Goodbye by Crystal Gayle is a poignant ballad about the death of a love relationship. The song reveals a couple who kissed goodnight, laid side by side in the dark, and waited for sleep or a spark. However, despite the expectations and anticipation for either, both things didn't occur. The night continued with silence, worries, and wonders, which were louder than thunder. The silence came with the sound of goodbye, and the couple felt the relationship and love dissipating away. They talked about meaningless things like weather or news, but the truth was that another love was fading away, and all they could do was accept the reality of the demise of their romance.
The lyrics exquisitely portray the intensity of the emotions and sorrow associated with the end of a relationship. It describes how a love that was once strong can slowly turn cold, and time and love can never coexist. The song is a reflection of how love, just like fire, can decrease or grow, and once it diminishes, it's gone forever, leaving behind the sound of goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
We kissed goodnight
We shared a final kiss before retiring for the night
And we turn out the light
We switched off the lights in the room
And we lay side by side in the dark
We were lying in bed next to each other in darkness
And we're waiting for sleep or a spark
We hoped to drift off to sleep or rekindle some passion between us
But the night's on the run
The night is quickly passing by
And the spark does not come
No new spark of love or passion arises between us
And we quietly worry and wonder
We are silently anxious and uncertain
And the silence is louder than thunder
The silence between us is uncomfortably loud and overwhelming
And it rings with the sound of goodbye
We sense the end of our relationship looming and it feels like the sound of goodbye
It rings with the sound of goodbye
The sense of farewell is strong
I can't even tell you just why
I cannot explain this feeling of impending goodbye
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
It could either be a genuine feeling or a false alarm
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye
Regardless, it feels like goodbye is approaching
We can talk of the weather
We can make small talk about the weather
We can talk of the news
We can discuss current events
We can talk of the talk of the town
We can gossip about things happening in our community
There's another true love going down
We're aware of another relationship falling apart
We can talk about promises, talk about lies
We can recount our promises and lies to each other
But there's no use pointing our fingers
Blaming each other won't solve anything
And the sound of 'I love you' still lingers
The words 'I love you' still echo in our minds
But it rings with the sound of goodbye
Despite the love we share, we still feel like it's time to say goodbye
Time is forever
Time is infinite and unending
But love is a fire
Love is passionate and intense
And one day is one degree colder
Every day that passes seems to make our love grow a little colder
And the clock's tickin' over your shoulder
We're both aware of the constant reminder of time passing by
And it ticks and it ticks, and it ticks and it ticks
The sound of the ticking clock becomes louder and more ominous
It rings with the sound of goodbye
The feeling of goodbye is overwhelming
[Chorus: x2]
Repeats the title line and chorus
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KEISHA BUCHANAN, STEVE BOOKER, KAREN POOLE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@bakerb381
When I was growing up, Crystal Gayle was one of the artist that my mom used to play a lot.. I used to not like country music that much, but because of the fact that my parents were listening to some of the older country and I mean probably 1973 to 1989 or 99, I got used to listening to country music and was listening to things like Bob Kingsley‘s top 40. Crystal Gayle is a good artist, and when I saw the sound this brought back memories for me. Whenever I hear a song like this it always brings me back to the days when I used to be able to listen to almost any record in my collection or when are used to be able to ask my parents to play country music albums that they had. Now that I’m older, I have a lot of good MP3s and MP4s. Sometimes it makes me sad to remember Songs like this because it reminds me of family members that I have lost over the years. But it always reminds me of good wholesome times at home with my family we are family what is number one. Where are your grandmother your grandfather your mother your father your cousins etc. love you and would have fun with you and joke around, I just talk to you.
It is my hope that YouTube will make it possible for most all of the music that is available to the general public to be uploaded and shared here through licensing that is totally 100% legal. It is a shame that there are so many shows and so many songs that are blocked in whatever country they happen to be in because of copyright ground. I understand that copyright is important and I would not want to infringe on that, But there is a way for YouTube to be able to get music available so that it is not causing copyright issues. The more music that we are able to listen to, the better I like it because truth be known when I am at work are use a playlist of my favorite songs while I am working and I had to it every day and I would hate to have YouTube take that playlist off-line because of a few songs that apparently may not be fully legal which isn’t my fault. YouTube has gone onA tear where they just take things off-line. They don’t tell us why and they just take it off. There are a lot of private videos and other videos that used to work in my playlist that are no longer accessible unfortunately that is not something I can stop or something I can fix, but I can tell you that I would not upload some thing that I did not make myself or that I did not have permission to upload in the first place.
I know this may not have anything to do with the song itself: but there are a lot of shows that are out there that are so old that you may not be able to find them anywhere else. Because of this people have to upload the content, even if it is against the rules. The more rates that are YouTube can negotiate with these companies the more content can stay on YouTube without being removed. It seems like YouTube is more worried about punishing those who use the service rather than to provide what people are asking for which is more access to music and TV shows. Some TV shows are so old they aren’t even available anymore so you can’t buy them anywhere. This is because maybe they haven’t been released or maybe they were a very short run show such as “code red“ you can’t find that anywhere. It is my hope that YouTube will find it in their heart to lessen some of the restrictions, and also provide us with more options so that we can legally listen to or watch videos that are uploaded. Crystal Gayle is one of my favorites because she brings back memories of my childhood with my motherAnd her boyfriend, and now her and her husband which is my stepdad when I listen to some of the songs that reminds me of good times so please YouTube, do your part and see about getting some of our most of the catalogs of a great many of these artists put available so that we can listen to them without having them blocked! I hate having “private video” “private video “all over my playlists because somebody decided to take it down.
As I am in my late 40s, I enjoy country music like this. The ones that we used to listen to when we were kids from the 70s and the 80s in the 90s but since I was born in the 70s Crystal Gayle was one of the ones that I used to listen to as a kid growing up. I believe I used to listen to all three Dolly Parton Emma Lou Harris Crystal Gayle and maybe even Loretta Lynn. Larreta is Crystal sister so that’s kind of cool.
God bless the people who upload or get the rights to songs like this so that we can keep them in our playlists that is the reason why playlists exist maybe somebody can also make something where kids are YouTube kids can actually have music like this as well. I’m not sure exactly how that would be done but I know that all the songs that I have on my playlist are pretty good and I would hate to lose them. Please consider making changes so that we can listen to more content without having more problems with with strikes. Still Would love to see the copyright act updated so that we are not in violation of it every time we find something that we want to listen to but then of course someone blocks it in their country because of copyright reasons when most of the songs that are here are you here because YouTube allows them to be here or they have licensing. YT Should have all those permissions anyway, and for those that don’t or for shows that you don’t, it would be nice to be able to watch them without having a problem as long as somebody doesn’t find it as a copyright infringement problem. I love YouTube and I would hate to lose my access, but YouTube is getting stricter and stricter and stricter and their patience level is -0 which means they have no patience. They just make up rules and make it hard for people who want to use the system for what it is intended to be able to watch videos or upload content they produce. Please make it easier for content creators to make contact, to make content, And harder for people who try to skirt the rules. This also means that they are to make the rules so that they don’t leave ambiguity to the wolves so we don’t know what you to want us to do
I love songs like this I hope they continue to be uploaded thank you to whoever uploaded it!
@petertosh1057
Hit ''Like'' if you still love this song today...2020
@jesseemugambi
Uliendanga wapi Tosh😄😄😄
@petertosh1057
@@jesseemugambi niko Germany..nitembelee kaka
@jesseemugambi
Berlin?..
@petertosh1057
Düsseldorf
@jesseemugambi
Am in the usa myselfu...Washington😀😀
@shelleycogswell2162
I never get tired of listening to this lady. She has always been one of the best.
@MarcosBryant-mr7jw
What do you admire most about Crystal
@mercynyokabi6502
2023 till I die
Am still loving Crystal
@jameskamau1307
Thank you KBC Sundowner for introducing to songs like this one.