Everything But You
Sarah Vaughan Lyrics


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You left me a horse from Texas
A house with installments due
A letter with lots of Xs
Everything but you

You left me some beans from Boston
A bicycle built for two
A memory to get lost in
Everything but you

Each day was so gay and so daring
I loved every breathtaking minute
For how could I know I was sharing
A kiss without a future in it

You left me a dream to room with
A coffee pot from Peru
A knife and fork to spoon with
Everything but you

You left me a horse from Texas
A house with installments due
A letter with lots of Xs
Everything but you

You left me some beans from Boston
A bicycle built for two
A memory to get lost in
Everything but you

Each day was so gay and so daring
I loved every breathtaking minute
For how could I know I was sharing
A kiss without a future in it

You left me a dream to room with
A coffee pot from Peru
A knife and fork to spoon with
Everything but you

Everything but you




You left me everything
Everything but you

Overall Meaning

The song "Everything But You" by Sarah Vaughan is a poignant representation of the heartbreak experienced after a relationship ends. In the song, the singer details everything that her former partner left behind, including a horse from Texas, a house with unpaid instalments, and a letter full of Xs. Despite this, the most painful thing left behind is the person themselves. The singer's former partner has left her with only memories, dreams, and everyday objects to cling to, but it is clear that she would trade it all just to have them back in her life.


The lyrics of "Everything But You" are laden with symbolism, with each of the objects left behind representing some aspect of the relationship that has ended. The horse from Texas and the unpaid house instalments speak to the idea of being left with burdens to bear, while the letter full of Xs suggests that the relationship was a failed one from the start. The bicycle built for two and the coffee pot from Peru represent lost dreams and possibilities that will never be realized. By the end of the song, it is clear that the singer is resigned to her fate, even as she mourns the loss of what might have been.


Line by Line Meaning

You left me a horse from Texas
You left me a gift from a place that is far from here, the state of Texas.


A house with installments due
You left me a house that I'm still paying for, and I'm not sure if I can afford it anymore.


A letter with lots of Xs
You left me a letter with a lot of kisses, but you weren't there to give them to me in person.


Everything but you
You left me everything that I could possibly need, but you weren't there to share it with me.


You left me some beans from Boston
You left me some beans from the city of Boston, a place that I might never get the chance to visit.


A bicycle built for two
You left me a bicycle that we could have ridden together, but you weren't there to share that experience with me.


A memory to get lost in
You left me a memory that I could cherish forever, but it's a memory that I can't share with you.


Each day was so gay and so daring
Each day was so happy and exciting, but it was also risky because I was falling in love with someone who wasn't going to stay with me.


I loved every breathtaking minute
I loved every moment with you, even though I knew that it wasn't going to last.


For how could I know I was sharing
How could I have known that I was sharing something so intimate with someone who would eventually leave me?


A kiss without a future in it
Our kiss was just a moment in time, and it didn't have a future. It was just a memory that I would have to hold onto.


You left me a dream to room with
You left me a dream to live in, a life that we could have shared together.


A coffee pot from Peru
You left me a coffee pot from a place called Peru, a place that I might never get the chance to see.


A knife and fork to spoon with
You left me utensils to eat with, but you weren't there to share the meal with me.


Everything but you
You left me everything that I could possibly need, but you weren't there to share it with me.


Everything but you
You left me everything except for the one thing that I really wanted, which was you.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRIAN MCFADDEN, JEZ ASHURST

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