Gone Gone Gone
Johnny Mathis Lyrics


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It's a mystery I cannot explain
All it feels I got are heartaches and pain
Since she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone
I wonder, wonder, wonder
Where she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone

I can't sleep at night, got no appetite
Everything is wrong that used to be right
Since she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone
I wonder, wonder, wonder
Where she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone

Ooh, yes, I tried to change her
Tried to re-arrange her personality
Ooh, thought I'm playing out
I just cannot seem to face reality

I can't sleep at night, got no appetite
Everything is wrong that used to be right
Since she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone
I wonder, wonder, wonder
Where she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone

It's a mystery I cannot explain
All it feels I got are heartaches and pain
Since she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone
I wonder, wonder, wonder
Where she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone

Gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone




I wonder, wonder, wonder
Where she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone

Overall Meaning

In Johnny Mathis's song Gone Gone Gone, the lyrics express the pain and confusion that come with heartbreak. He sings of a mystery that he cannot explain, as all he has left are heartaches and pain since the person he loved has left him. He wonders where she has gone, but he cannot seem to find the answers. He sings of his inability to sleep or eat, as everything in his life seems wrong now that she is gone.


The lyrics reveal the struggle he had in trying to change her to suit his personality and how he was unable to face reality. Despite his attempts to force her to be the person he wanted her to be, in the end, she still left him. The pain he felt is evident through the repetition of "gone, gone, gone," which emphasizes how much he has lost.


Overall, the lyrics to Gone Gone Gone are a relatable expression of the pain and confusion that comes with a breakup. With its simple melody and heartfelt lyrics, this song has become a classic in the American music canon.



Line by Line Meaning

It's a mystery I cannot explain
The situation of my loved one leaving me makes no sense to me.


All it feels I got are heartaches and pain
I am experiencing nothing but emotional pain and discomfort.


Since she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone
Ever since she left me, I have been in a painful and constant state of heartbreak.


I wonder, wonder, wonder
My mind constantly ponders where she could have gone and how she is feeling without me.


Where she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone
I am desperate to know where my loved one has gone and why she felt it was necessary to leave.


I can't sleep at night, got no appetite
Her absence has left me restless and without an appetite.


Everything is wrong that used to be right
My entire world feels out of order and incomplete without her by my side.


Ooh, yes, I tried to change her
I attempted to mold her into my ideal companion instead of embracing her for who she truly is.


Tried to re-arrange her personality
I forced her to change aspects of herself that I was unhappy with, rather than accepting her individuality.


Ooh, thought I'm playing out
I believed that I was capable of fixing the relationship and making things work.


I just cannot seem to face reality
I am struggling to come to terms with the fact that the relationship is over and she has moved on without me.


Gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone
She has completely disappeared from my life and there is a void where she used to be.


I wonder, wonder, wonder
Despite my best efforts, I cannot stop thinking about where she has gone.


Where she's gone, gone, gone, gone, baby's gone
I am consumed with the need to know where she has gone and why she felt the need to leave me behind.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GEORGE RYAN BINGHAM, T-BONE BURNETT, STEPHEN BRUTON

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

L.Russell Brown

I produced the rhythm track for this record
My late dear pal Jack Gold took my demo track and added strings and a brilliant arrangement.
The drums were played by the great Pretty Purdy
New York session player.
I created the basic track arrangement
At the HOUSE OF MUSIC in West Orange N.J.
Where all the Kool and the Gang records were produced as well as the Hall and Oates hits.
Will Lee--was my bass player
And David Spinoza played electric guitar and Jay Berliner played rhythm
guitar.
I flew out to Cali
And met with Jack Gold at CBS and he not only paid me 5 grand for the track
He gave me the next
Ray Connif-album to produce.....
This song remained in the top 10 on the BBC for 6 months..

L.Russell Brown



L.Russell Brown

@Robert Dore L.Russell Brown here-
I wrote this song with my wife Lisa Hayward
It was in the top 10 on the BBC for weeks!
I always loved this jazzy dance number
And feel blessed to have one the greatest singers of all time
lending his magic to it..
THANK YOU JOHNNY
L Russell Brown
BTW
Jack Gold was a pal of mine.....I would love to talk to you about Jack...
BMI--knows how to find me



L.Russell Brown

Robert Dore

I produced the basic track Robert
I had the amazing
Pretty Purdy on percussion
Will Lee on bass
Jay Berliner on rhythm guitar and David Spinoza in electric guitar.
I'm not certain if I had Frank Owens in keyboards.
I personally explained the arrangement as I played the band the song on my guitar....
Jack Gold took the track and had magnificent strings added....

L.Russell Brown



L.Russell Brown

Paul Griffin
Dave Spinoza
Pretty Purdy on drums and percussion
I know because produced and arranged the basic track at
The House of Music
W.Orange NJ
JOHNNYS Producer Jack Gold of CBS purchased my demo tracks from me
Had the great Gene Page write strings and out them on my track
Johnny sang it it like the master that he is
And boom
We had another hit



All comments from YouTube:

Gary Dunn

I absolutely "Love" this song, it personifies what for me, was the
"Best Time" for music. That "Feel Good" music from the "Disco
Era" Glad I was old enough to appreciate all that Great music.
Sure beats the stuff that hits the airwaves of today.

Antòni Gèli

Disco gone gone gone with the wind. An utopia that is still carved deep in our body and soul

Moutton Noir

A terrific track that saw Johnny return to the UK top 20 AND burn up the disco's in 1979.

Mark Jolley

I agree great dance track just left school when this came out!!!!

Martin Platt

Fabulous.....perhaps Johnny's finest track.

L.Russell Brown

Extremely gratifying to read that!
L.Russell Brown
I wrote it with my wife
Lisa Hayward
And of all my hits
It's one of favorites
L.Russell Brown

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Chris Montignani

Another of those excellent long lost classics that you just never ever hear these days, always liked this track from back in the day.

rickw1100

There is no genre of music that this wonderful and humble artist has not or cannot conquer.

syhooverman

Agree

L.Russell Brown

I believe this
Is Johnny's only truly uptempo hit
And I'm ecstatic to have written it with my wife Lisa Hayward!
Its is a great honor to have had a hit with the incomparable
Johnny Mathis
L.Russell Brown

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