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.
Makin' Believe
Kitty Wells Lyrics
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That you still love me
It's leaving me
Alone and so blue
But I'll always dream
Still I'll never own you
Makin' believe, it's all I can do
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Makin' believe, I'll spend my li-ifetime
Lo-oving you, making believe
Making believe
That I never lost you
But my happy hours
I find are so few
My plans for the future
Will never come true-ue
Makin' believe
What else can I do
Can't hold you close, when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe, I'll spend my li-ifetime
Lo-oving you, making belie-ie-ieve
Kitty Wells's iconic country song 'Makin' Believe' is about grappling with unrequited love. The singer is trying to cope with the loss of her lover by making believe that he still loves her. She is deeply hurt to see him happy with someone else, and the only escape from her despair is by indulging in her fantasies. The singer acknowledges that she can do nothing more than this - make-believing - to hold on to the feeling of loving him.
The song is an emotional appeal against a futile relationship that has ended, yet the singer cannot move on. The despair she feels is palpable in the lyrics. She cannot embrace her lover anymore, and the future she had planned with him will not come to fruition. The only relief she finds is in the moments where she can pretend that things have not changed, that their love is still strong. But for all the comfort that it provides, the act of making believe is the coping mechanism that is keeping her from facing and accepting the hard truth.
Line by Line Meaning
Makin' believe
Convincing myself of something that isn't true
That you still love me
Fooling myself into believing that you still care for me
It's leaving me
Making me feel abandoned and deserted
Alone and so blue
Feeling extremely sad and lonely
But I'll always dream
Still having hope and aspirations
Still I'll never own you
Acknowledging that you belong to someone else
Makin' believe, it's all I can do
Accepting that pretending is the only option I have
Can't hold you close, when you're not with me
I cannot feel close to you when you are not present with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
You belong to someone else and can never be mine
Making believe, I'll spend my li-ifetime
My entire life will be spent pretending
Lo-oving you, making believe
Pretending to love you
Making believe
Convincing myself of something that isn't true
That I never lost you
Believing that I never lost your love
But my happy hours
My joyful moments
I find are so few
Are rare and scarce
My plans for the future
My aspirations
Will never come true-ue
Will never be fulfilled
Makin' believe
Convincing myself of something that isn't true
What else can I do
There is nothing else I can do
Lo-oving you, making belie-ie-ieve
Pretending to love you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jimmy Work
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Lyrics
Makin' believe
That you still love me
It's leaving me
Alone and so blue
But I'll always dream
Still I'll never own you
Makin' believe, it's all I can do
Can't hold you close, when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Makin' believe, I'll spend my li-ifetime
Lo-oving you, making believe
Making believe
That I never lost you
But my happy hours
I find are so few
My plans for the future
Will never come true-ue
Makin' believe
What else can I do
Can't hold you close, when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe, I'll spend my li-ifetime
Lo-oving you, making belie-ie-ieve
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Lyrics: (গানের কথা):
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Making believe, That you still love me
It's leaving me alone and so blue
Still, I'll always dream
I'll never own you
Making believe, It's all I can do 👉😍
Can't hold you close
When you're not with me
You're somebody's love
You'll never be mine
Making believe, I'll spend my lifetime 👉😍
Loving you and making believe
Making believe, I never lost you 👉😍
But my happy hours
I find are so few
My plans for the future
It will never come true
Making believe
What else can I do?
Making believe. I'll spend my lifetime 👉😍
Loving you and making believe
গানের কথা
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এটা আমাকে একা এবং তাই নীল ছেড়ে যাচ্ছে
তবুও স্বপ্ন দেখবো সবসময়
আমি কখনই তোমার মালিক হব না
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তোমাকে কাছে ধরে রাখতে পারি না
যখন তুমি আমার সাথে থাকবে না
তুমি কারো ভালোবাসা
তুমি কখনই আমার হবে না
বিশ্বাস করে আমি সারাজীবন কাটিয়ে দেব 👉😍
তোমাকে ভালবাসি এবং বিশ্বাস করি
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কিন্তু আমার খুশির সময়
আমি তাই কম খুঁজে
আমার ভবিষ্যৎ পরিকল্পনাসমূহ
কখনোই সত্যি হবে না
বিশ্বাস করা, আমি আর কী করতে পারেন?👉😍
বিশ্বাস করা, সারাজীবন কাটিয়ে দেব 👉😍
তোমাকে ভালবাসি এবং বিশ্বাস করি
@nigelcash4065
She added SOUL to what is known as America, america now is only a shell of what it used to be !!!!
@stagehand9002
I first heard this song only 2 weeks ago, not even a country fan, and it reached right into my soul...she's awesome. honest true pain gets u every time
@cliftongaither6642
you may want to check out Social Distortion's take on this song. it's excellent.
@frankpeter6851
Maybe you might want to not do that and instead check out Emmylou Harris's version @@cliftongaither6642
@joelgalvan8358
Pure back porch,country.
@robadr13
Wow.
I remember hearing this as child on the radio in the 1950's. We tended to make fun of this kind of music in my family at the time, although by my teens in the 60''s I'd started to really appreciate blues, bluegrass, and some old-timey country.
It's possible I hadn't heard this song for 60 years though, and I'm struck by how perfect it sounds to me now - so fresh and real and so pure. Thank you Kitty Wells!
@edwaley3027
KITY WELLS IS THE TRUE AND ONLY QUEEN OF COUNTY MUSIC.
@junelesher2794
She truly is❤
@junelesher2794
She was the First Lady of country and probably the last great one❤take that rockstar Dolly
@geraldgwinnett344
What a beautiful woman .