Good Morning Heartache
Dee Dee Bridgewater 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

Dee Dee Bridgewater's "Good Morning Heartache" is a classic jazz standard that perfectly captures the feelings of heartbreak and disappointment after a relationship has ended. The lyrics are very descriptive and paint a vivid picture of the singer's emotional state. The opening lines, "Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight," immediately establish the theme of the song and introduce the central character of the heartache itself. The line "thought we said goodbye last night" suggests that the singer had hoped to be free of these feelings, but alas, they have returned with the dawn.


As the song continues, the singer expresses a desire to forget the heartache but acknowledges that it seems to be a permanent fixture in her life. The line "It seems I met you when my love went away" suggests that the heartache is a reminder of a lost love, and the singer is struggling to move on. The repeated refrain of "Good morning heartache, what's new" highlights the sense of resignation and defeat that the singer feels when facing this emotional pain day after day.


The final section of the song reinforces the idea that the heartache is an unwelcome but persistent presence in the singer's life. The plea to "stop haunting me now" is a desperate cry for relief, but the heartache refuses to leave. The closing line, "Good morning heartache, sit down," suggests that the singer has accepted that the heartache will never truly leave, and she must learn to coexist with it.


Overall, "Good Morning Heartache" is a powerful expression of the pain and struggle that often accompanies a broken heart.


Line by Line Meaning

Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight
Addressing the feeling of sadness as soon as the day starts, confirming its prolonged presence.


Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
Acknowledging the attempt to overcome that emotion, wondering why it is still here.


I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
Narrating the inner turmoil and restlessness that preceded the hope of the emotion's absence.


But here you are with the dawn
Realising that the dawn has brought back the feeling, indicating it will continue to remain.


Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
Expressing the impossibility of forgetting such emotions, accepting that it is part of life.


It seems I met you when my love went away
Connecting the presence of heartache to the absence of love, highlighting the correlation between the two.


Now everyday I start by saying to you
Revealing the inevitability of the emotion by addressing it as a part of everyday life.


Good morning heartache, what's new
Asking the emotion what it has in store for the day, acknowledging its continued presence.


Stop haunting me now
Pleading with the emotion to stop tormenting and overwhelming the person.


Can't chase you no how
Admitting the powerlessness in trying to escape or forget the emotion.


Just leave me alone
Desperately asking the emotion to give some respite from its constant grip.


I've got those Monday blues, straight through Sunday blues
Comparing the feeling to the general mood that a person might feel on any regular day.


Good morning heartache, here we go again
Repeating the opening lines to reinforce the emotion's continued return.


Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Acknowledging the intimacy and familiarity with the emotion, implying that it has been present for some time.


Might as well get used to you hanging around
Resigning oneself to the inevitability of the emotion's presence, indicating a readiness to tolerate it.


Good morning heartache, sit down
Inviting the emotion to take a seat, suggesting that the person will continue to coexist with it.




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

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Dennis Maorwe

Easily the best rendition of this timeless ballad ..

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Also my favorite

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