Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on 30 August 1919 - 16 July 2012) is a coun… Read Full Bio ↴Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on 30 August 1919 - 16 July 2012) is a country singer from Nashville, Tennessee, known as the Queen of Country Music. During the 1950s she was the only female vocalist to consistently hit the top of the country charts and her stardom was on the same level as the biggest male vocalists of the period.

Wells' success in the 1950s and 1960s was so enormous that she still ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts according to historian Joel Whitburn's book "The Top 40 Country Hits", behind Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, Tammy Wynette, and Tanya Tucker. Wells was the third country music artist, behind Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991 as well as being the seventh woman and first Caucasian woman to receive the honor. In 1976, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Finally
Kitty Wells Lyrics

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(Finally)

Finally yes darling finally you'd stop denying my love for you
Oh wonderful yes it's so wondeful to hold you close to me finally
For so long I wanted you to be my pretty queen
And no you're mine my pretty one you filled my every dream

Oh finally yes darling finally my lips keep whispering finally

For so long I wanted you to be my pretty queen

And no you're mine my pretty one you filled my every dream
Oh finally yes darling finally my lips keep whispering finally

Overall Meaning

The song "Finally" by Kitty Wells is a love song that talks about a man's love finally being reciprocated by the woman of his dreams. The lyrics suggest that the man has been in love with this woman for a long time but she has been denying his love. He is overjoyed that he can finally hold her close to him and that she has filled his every dream. The repetition of the word "finally" adds emphasis to the man's relief and happiness that he has finally found love with this woman.

The lyrics portray a strong desire of the man to have this woman as his queen and now that she is finally his, he cannot stop whispering the word "finally". The word "finally" also captures the feeling of anticipation and patience that the man has been waiting for a long time for this woman to reciprocate his love. Overall, the song is about the joy of finding love after a long wait and how it can fill one's dreams.

Line by Line Meaning

Finally yes darling finally you'd stop denying my love for you
At last, my dear, you have ceased to reject my feelings for you

Oh wonderful yes it's so wondeful to hold you close to me finally
How delightful it is to finally embrace and hold you near me

For so long I wanted you to be my pretty queen
Throughout a significant amount of time, I have desired for you to be my beautiful monarch

And no you're mine my pretty one you filled my every dream
Now, you are mine, my lovely companion, and you have fulfilled my every aspiration

Oh finally yes darling finally my lips keep whispering finally
Oh, finally, yes, my dear, finally, my lips continue to repeat this adverb of satisfaction

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MEL TILLIS, WAYNE P. WALKER

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