Brooks was a phenomenal musical force in the 1990s. He had his chart breakthrough in 1989, having come apparently from nowhere, and was an immediate commercial success. Lacking the tall and lanky physical appearance typical of some male country stars, he successfully integrated pop and rock elements into his recordings and live performances. He soon began to dominate the country singles and country albums charts and quickly crossed over into the mainstream pop arena, selling records like no one else in country music ever had and exposing country music to a larger audience than previously thought possible.
Brooks enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, with over 70 hit singles and 15 charted albums to his credit and over 115 million albums sold in the US alone, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. Possibly dissatisfied and looking to expand his career boundaries, he then attempted an artistically ambitious (but uncompleted) multimedia project involving a fictitious alter ego.
Troubled by the conflicts between career and family, the year after the decade ended Garth Brooks announced his retirement from recording and performing, thereby disappearing from the music world as suddenly as he had come.
Recently he has announced his return to live performances by agreeing to a 5 year 15 show a year contract in Vegas. His plan is to finish this contract, write some new stuff, and wait for his youngest daughter to go off to school, and then he plans to return to touring with his wife.
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Garth Brooks Lyrics
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I lie awake and watch her sleeping
She's lost in peaceful dreams, so I turn out the lights
And lay there in the dark
And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel about her in my heart
If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her?
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one?
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past gonna be enough to last?
If tomorrow never comes
'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret that my true feelings for them
Never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance where there's no second chance
To tell her how I feel
If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her?
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one?
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past gonna be enough to last?
If tomorrow never comes
So tell that someone that you love
Just what you're thinking of
If tomorrow never comes
Garth Brooks' song ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’ is a soulful and contemplative love ballad that explores the depth of an individual's sentiments for their loved one. In the opening lines, Brooks describes how he stays awake at night watching his partner peacefully asleep beside him, pondering whether she would recognize the depth of his love for her if he were not around the next day. The thought of leaving someone dear behind without them knowing how intensely they are loved is an often-recognized sentiment that many can relate to.
As the song progresses, Brooks shares the story of his lost loved ones, a feeling of regret that burdens him for not revealing his true feelings to them before their demise. The lyrics express the need to avoid the situation where there is no second chance to communicate one's affection for the one they cherish. The song ends with Brooks urging his listeners to convey their deepest feelings of love to their partners today, as tomorrow may never come.
Overall, the song acts as an emotional reminder to cherish every moment with loved ones and not wait to demonstrate and communicate love.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes late at night
There are times when the singer stays up late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping
He remains awake to see his loved one sleeping peacefully
She's lost in peaceful dreams, so I turn out the lights
The wife is in a peaceful state of sleep, so he turns off the lights
And lay there in the dark
He lies in the darkness and contemplates
And the thought crosses my mind
The singer thinks about something
If I never wake up in the morning
He thinks about the uncertainty of waking up the next morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel about her in my heart
Would his loved one ever doubt his love for her if he should die during the night?
If tomorrow never comes
If the future is uncertain and the singer doesn't wake up tomorrow
Will she know how much I loved her?
Will his wife know how much he loves her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
Did he try his best every day to show his love for her in every possible way
That she's my only one?
Did he make it clear that she's his only one
And if my time on earth were through
If his life were to end soon
And she must face the world without me
If his wife has to face the world without him by her side
Is the love I gave her in the past gonna be enough to last?
Will the love he gave his wife in the past be enough for her to hold on to
'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life
The singer has lost some of his loved ones in his life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Those loved ones never knew how much love he held for them
Now I live with the regret that my true feelings for them
He regrets that he not able to express his true feelings to them
Never were revealed
Those true feelings were never disclosed
So I made a promise to myself
He promised himself
To say each day how much she means to me
He promised himself to say how much his wife means to him every day
And avoid that circumstance where there's no second chance
To avoid ending up in a situation where he never gets the second chance
To tell her how I feel
to tell his loved one how he feels
So tell that someone that you love
The singer implies everyone to express love to their loved ones
Just what you're thinking of
To express everything you are thinking of
If tomorrow never comes
Since one doesn't know whether he/she will wake up tomorrow
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Kent Evan Blazy, Troyal Garth Brooks
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@geerterri
My husband of 21 years died in April of 2023. We weren't expecting him to go so fast. This song hits hard.
@datoni_relaxed
❤😢
@talentedpigeon3296
Carry his love with you ❤
@garthbrooks4017
Hello
How are you doing
@jasonmorris5420
I'm so sorry for your loss, and I certainly understand your pain
@-RAMS-FAN
Good Lord. So sorry. Hope you are doing ok
@deskgamesix
I've been married for 35 years and make sure my wife understands what she means to me everyday because there will come a time one of us won't come home ever again.
@proddypapa7965
so true ma friend . aw the love fae bonnie scotland .
@-RAMS-FAN
You are a blessed man.
@minervasmith1459
Truly a voice blessed by the Angels,,,,,
I'm Black old woman back n the day all we had was radio,,,,
We listened to two stations,,, the black stations and Country music,,,
Music is Universal,,
Music didn't use to care about the color of the skin,,,,❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Garth Brooks Voice is unmistakably the world's gift.❤❤❤❤❤❤