Last Time
Kris Kristofferson Lyrics


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Darling, the seasons are changing
See now, the leaves, how they die
Love needs no reason for ending
Come kiss your baby goodbye.

Darling, the last time you lied, was it really the last time
Have all the tears that you cried simply dried up and gone
All in the world you can hurt anymore is my feelings
What ever love ever was, never lasted too long.

Maybe the best of our life was the beautiful dreamin'
That conscience was destined to crumble like castles of sand
All there is left of our love is a little girl's laughter
Let her keep making believing as long as she can.

Now and again I still hear some old song, I don't want to
Is it the same over there where you found your new friends
Sometimes at night I still wake up and feel something missing
Maybe I'll never believe in forever again.

Darling, the seasons are changing
See now, the leaves, how they die




Love needs no reason for ending
Come kiss your baby goodbye.

Overall Meaning

The song "The Last Time" by Kris Kristofferson is a melancholic ballad about unsuccessful love and heartbreak. The lyrics evoke the image of autumn's end, with leaves falling to the ground, reflecting the relationship that, just like seasons, has reached its end. Kristofferson tells the story of two lovers who are parting ways on a bitter note. The man is torn between the pain of the breakup and the hope for something that will never come back. He questions if the last lie spoken by his lover was truly the last and wonders if the tears cried have dried up and gone. He acknowledges that the love that they had, never lasted for too long. The man is left with a little girl's laughter, which reminds him of the beauty of their love that has now ceased to exist.


The chorus concludes the song, with Kristofferson repeating that the seasons are changing and as such, so is love. The message of the song could be interpreted as a warning against the transience of love and the inability to stop the end of a relationship, no matter how much we want to. It's a reminder to cherish the good times, even though love may not last forever.


Line by Line Meaning

Darling, the seasons are changing
My love, things are changing and our relationship is coming to an end.


See now, the leaves, how they die
Like the leaves which are dying, our love is fading away.


Love needs no reason for ending
There doesn't need to be a specific reason for love to end.


Come kiss your baby goodbye.
Our relationship is over and it's time to say goodbye.


Darling, the last time you lied, was it really the last time
Did you actually mean it when you said it was the last time you lied to me?


Have all the tears that you cried simply dried up and gone
Are you really over our relationship and have no more tears left for it?


All in the world you can hurt anymore is my feelings
There's nothing left for you to hurt except my feelings.


What ever love ever was, never lasted too long.
Our love was short-lived and didn't last long.


Maybe the best of our life was the beautiful dreamin'
The best part of our relationship was our dreams and aspirations.


That conscience was destined to crumble like castles of sand
Our conscience was not strong enough to hold our relationship together.


All there is left of our love is a little girl's laughter
The only thing left of our love is the happiness of our child.


Let her keep making believing as long as she can.
Let our child keep believing in a happy family as long as possible.


Now and again I still hear some old song, I don't want to
Sometimes I hear a song that reminds me of our relationship, but I don't want to be reminded of it.


Is it the same over there where you found your new friends
Do your new friends remind you of me and our past together?


Sometimes at night I still wake up and feel something missing
I still feel like something is missing in my life without you.


Maybe I'll never believe in forever again.
I may not ever believe in forever love again after what we had.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: KRIS KRISTOFFERSON

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