Besides these two songs, five more of Montgomery's singles have reached the top of the country charts: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", and "The Little Girl", while thirteen more have reached Top Ten. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with R&B versions by the group All-4-One. Montgomery has also released eleven studio albums, counting a Christmas album.
John Michael joined the family band (which also included his brother, Eddie Montgomery, who would later join Troy Gentry in the duo Montgomery Gentry) as guitarist before taking the lead singing role when his parents divorced. Afterwards, he made a frugal living on the local honky-tonk scene as a solo artist playing what he referred to as "working man's country." Eventually, Atlantic Records signed him.
Hello L-O-V-E
John Michael Montgomery Lyrics
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Took out her picture gave it one last look
Hung a big sign out on the door
Sayin' love don't live around here anymore
Picked up what was left of my pride
Topped off the tank for a long hard ride
Seventeen miles outta lonelyville
SO LONG HEARTACHE ADIOS
SORROW SEE YOU LATER
TIME TO HIT THE ROAD
GOODBYE PAIN AND MISERY
HELLO L-O-V-E
Well I spun around and I hit the gas
Hot on the tail of that Cadillac
Said a little prayer, held my breath
Sure 'nough the green light turned to red
SO LONG HEARTACHE ADIOS
SORROW SEE YOU LATER
TIME TO HIT THE ROAD
GOODBYE PAIN AND MISERY
HELLO L-O-V-E
She looked at me, I looked at her
A few days later in a little brown church
Made a sweet deal with the Justice of the Peace
Forty-five dollars for a license and a ring
SO LONG HEARTACHE ADIOS
SORROW SEE YOU LATER
TIME TO HIT THE ROAD
GOODBYE PAIN AND MISERY
HELLO L-O HELLO L-O
HELLO L-O-V-E
The lyrics to John Michael Montgomery's "Hello L-O-V-E" paint a picture of a man who has gone through heartache and sorrow in his love life. He has reached his breaking point and decides to remove all traces of his past love from his life, tearing out her page in his little book and hanging a sign on his door stating that love no longer lives there. He decides to hit the road and leave his painful past behind him, hoping to find love once again.
As he drives away, a woman in a Cadillac catches his eye, and he decides to follow her. He says a little prayer and runs a red light, which brings him face to face with the woman in the Cadillac. They look at each other and a few days later, they get married in a little brown church. The song ends on a positive note, with the man saying goodbye to heartache and misery and hello to L-O-V-E.
The lyrics reflect the universal theme of love and loss, and the hope that one can move on from heartbreak and find new love. The catchy chorus emphasizes the positive message of the song, and the upbeat melody adds to the optimistic tone.
Line by Line Meaning
Tore out her page from my little book
I removed the page with her information from my address book
Took out her picture gave it one last look
I removed her photo from my possessions and looked at it for the last time
Hung a big sign out on the door
I put up a sign on my door
Sayin' love don't live around here anymore
The sign I hung up said that love no longer exists here
Picked up what was left of my pride
I tried to regain some of my dignity
Topped off the tank for a long hard ride
I filled up my gas tank in preparation for a long drive
Seventeen miles outta lonelyville
I had driven 17 miles away from a sad and lonely place
Yonder came a darlin' in a Coupe Deville
Then a beautiful woman in a fancy car appeared
SO LONG HEARTACHE ADIOS
Goodbye to my heartache
SORROW SEE YOU LATER
I won't be sad anymore
TIME TO HIT THE ROAD
It's time to move on
GOODBYE PAIN AND MISERY
I'm leaving behind my pain and misery
HELLO L-O-V-E
I'm ready for love again
Well I spun around and I hit the gas
I turned around quickly and accelerated
Hot on the tail of that Cadillac
I was following closely behind the Cadillac
Said a little prayer, held my breath
I said a small prayer and held my breath
Sure 'nough the green light turned to red
As expected, the green traffic light turned red
She looked at me, I looked at her
We made eye contact
A few days later in a little brown church
A few days passed and we got married in a small church
Made a sweet deal with the Justice of the Peace
We made an agreement with the Justice of the Peace
Forty-five dollars for a license and a ring
We paid $45 for a marriage license and a wedding ring
HELLO L-O HELLO L-O
I'm welcoming love into my life with open arms
HELLO L-O-V-E
I'm ready for love and happiness
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DANNY WELLS, JEFFREY STEELE
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