Henson Cargill (February 5, 1941 – March 24, 2007) was a country music sing… Read Full Bio ↴Henson Cargill (February 5, 1941 – March 24, 2007) was a country music singer best known for the 1968 #1 hit, "Skip a Rope".

[edit] Career

Henson's career started in his home state of Oklahoma, performing at clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa. His family was active in politics and raised buffalo on a ranch outside Oklahoma City. In the mid 1960s, Henson moved to Nashville and became a member of the vocal group The Kimberlys. After leaving the group, Henson started on his solo career, and in 1967, he signed with Monument Records, and he immediately scored in a big way with a song called "Skip a Rope". The song became a huge hit, spending six weeks at Number 1 on the country charts in 1968 and also making the Top 25 on the Pop charts.

[edit] After Skip a Rope and Later Career

After "Skip a Rope", Cargill continued to have Top 20 hits with such songs as "Row Row Row" (1968), "None Of My Business" (his only other Top 10) (1969), and "The Most Uncomplicated Goodbye I Ever Heard" (1970). Later, he had a television show, Country Hayride, and performed for many years in Reno and Las Vegas. Johnny Cash was godfather to his oldest son, Cash.

After leaving Monument Records, Henson moved to Mega Records in 1971, where he scored several minor hits. In 1973, he made a strong comeback to the charts when he signed with Atlantic Records and scored 2 Top 30 hits in 1974 with "Some Old California Memory" and a version of Mac Davis' "Stop And Smell The Roses". In 1980, he formed his own record label Copper Mountain Records and he scored his last Top 30 hit that year with "Silence On The Line". In the late 1980s he retired to Oklahoma City and died on March 24, 2007

Just as Much as Ever
Henson Cargill Lyrics

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Just as much as ever
I need you and want you to be here
Just as much as ever
I love you, and always will, my dear

Even though we two are parted
My feelings for you never drop
For loving you is something I started

And don't know how to stop

Just as much as ever
I'm hoping that you'll be mine again
Darlin', 'cause I'll never be satisfied till then
For I am still the same old me
With the same old love for you
Just as much as ever, my heart beats for you

(Just as much as ever)
(I'm hoping that you'll be mine again)
Darling, 'cause I'll never be satisfied till then
For I am still the same old me

With the same old love for you
Just as much as ever, my heart beats for you

Overall Meaning

Henson Cargill's Just as Much as Ever is a song that speaks to the enduring power of love. In the opening lines, the singer declares that they still need and want their loved one in their life, just as much as ever. The repetition of this phrase emphasizes the depth and constancy of their emotions. The singer goes on to acknowledge that, even though they are no longer together, their love for their former partner has not diminished. They describe loving them as something that they started and do not know how to stop. The line "just as much as ever" is repeated throughout the song and serves as a reminder that, for the singer, time has not lessened the intensity of their feelings.

The second verse finds the singer hoping that their loved one will return to them. They acknowledge that they will never truly be satisfied until they are back together again. The final lines of the song bring the focus back to the singer's heart, which still beats for their loved one, just as much as ever. The song's simple melody and lyrics highlight the emotional resonance of the message, which is that true love endures even in the absence of physical closeness.

Line by Line Meaning

Just as much as ever
Despite the passage of time, my feelings for you have not changed

I need you and want you to be here
Your presence in my life is still important to me

Just as much as ever
Despite the passage of time, my feelings for you have not changed

I love you, and always will, my dear
My love for you is steadfast and enduring

Even though we two are parted
We are not together, but that does not diminish my feelings for you

My feelings for you never drop
My love for you never diminishes

For loving you is something I started
My love for you began at some point in the past

And don't know how to stop
I cannot help feeling this way

Just as much as ever
Despite the passage of time, my feelings for you have not changed

I'm hoping that you'll be mine again
I wish for our relationship to resume

Darling, 'cause I'll never be satisfied till then
I will not be content until we are together again