Raised in Velma, Oklahoma, Diffie worked in a foundry while playing local nightclubs in Oklahoma and moved to Nashville in 1986 to work for Gibson Guitar Corporation.
His first album arrived in 1990 when country music was thriving commercially and creatively. His first single, a sensitive traditional country ballad, Home, reached No. 1, although Diffie quickly counted on novelty hits to sustain his career. For instance, his other No. 1 hits are Pickup Man, Bigger Than the Beatles, Third Rock From the Sun and If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets). Toward the end of the 1990s, Diffie lost his chart momentum and left Epic Records following his 2001 album, In Another World. Subsequently, he toured with Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Lawrence on the Rockin' Roadhouse tour.
In 2013, Diffie collaborated with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw on the album All in the Same Boat, and cut the single "Girl Riding Shotgun" with D Thrash of the Jawga Boyz. This was followed in 2019 by a vinyl album called Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie.
Diffie passed away from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 29, 2020.
Not In This Lifetime
Joe Diffie Lyrics
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When you look into my eyes
And you won't see the love you saw before
Maybe a day will come
When the words you need to hear from me
Are gone with the closing of a door.
[Chorus]
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
Not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you
Maybe a night will come
You'll reach for me and find
That I'm just a stranger that you hardly know
Maybe a night will come
When all this love I'm feeling for you now
I won't feel anymore
[Chorus]
But not in this lifetime
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
Not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you
There could never be a moment in my life
No, not a single minute
That didn't have you in it.
Not in this lifetime
Not in this lifetime
It's too impossible to do
No, not in this lifetime
Could this heart of mine
Be for anyone else but you
Be for anyone else but you
The lyrics of Joe Diffie's song "Not In This Lifetime" are about a person's unconditional love for their significant other. The first verse talks about a possible scenario where the love in the eyes of the singer's partner might fade away over time. The second verse brings up the idea of a potential time when the love that the singer feels might no longer be present, and that his partner may reach out to find that he is a stranger to them. The chorus reiterates that the love that the singer has for his partner is too strong to be broken and that there could never be a moment in his life where his love for his significant other would not exist.
The song is a beautiful expression of a person's deep and unconditional love for their significant other. It speaks to the idea that sometimes we may not have control over the actions or emotions of the people we love, but we do have control over how we choose to love them. The singer understands and accepts that although their relationship might not always be perfect, his love for his partner will never fade away.
Overall, "Not In This Lifetime" is a beautiful love ballad that speaks to the power of true, unconditional love. It teaches us that sometimes, love is about having the strength and patience to weather the inevitable ups and downs that come with any relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe a day will come
Perhaps in the future
When you look into my eyes
When you really search my soul
And you won't see the love you saw before
And you won't find the affection you found earlier
Maybe a day will come
Perhaps another time in the future
When the words you need to hear from me
When the phrases you need me to say
Are gone with the closing of a door.
Vanish as the door shuts
But not in this lifetime
But never in this life
Not in this lifetime
Never in this existence
It's too impossible to do
It's extremely difficult to achieve
Not in this lifetime
Never in this life
Could this heart of mine
Could my heart
Be for anyone else but you
Belong to someone else but you?
Maybe a night will come
Maybe one night it will happen
You'll reach for me and find
You'll try to be with me and realize
That I'm just a stranger that you hardly know
That I'm really not someone you are familiar with
Maybe a night will come
Maybe one night it will happen
When all this love I'm feeling for you now
When all this affection I am presently feeling for you
I won't feel anymore
Will disappear
But not in this lifetime
But never in this life
Not in this lifetime
Never in this existence
It's too impossible to do
It's extremely difficult to achieve
No, not in this lifetime
Never in this life
Could this heart of mine
Could my heart
Be for anyone else but you
Belong to someone else but you?
There could never be a moment in my life
There will never be a time in my life
No, not a single minute
No, not for even a second
That didn't have you in it.
Without you being present in it.
Not in this lifetime
But never in this life
Not in this lifetime
Never in this existence
It's too impossible to do
It's extremely difficult to achieve
No, not in this lifetime
Never in this life
Could this heart of mine
Could my heart
Be for anyone else but you
Belong to someone else but you?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DIAMOND, DIPIERO
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