If I Should Lose You
Shearing George Lyrics


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If I should lose you
The stars would fall from the skies
If I should lose you
The leaves would wither and die

The birds in Maytime
Would sing a lonely refrain
And I would wander around
Hating the sound of rain

With you beside me
No wind in winter would blow
With you beside me
A rose would bloom in the snow

I gave you my love
But I was living a dream




And living would seem in vain
If I lost you

Overall Meaning

The song is a classic love ballad about losing someone. It starts out with the singer saying that if they lost the person they love, it would feel like the stars had fallen from the skies and the leaves had withered and died. It's a metaphor for how devastating it would be to lose that special someone.


The lyrics are very melancholic and describe how losing the person they love would leave them feeling lonely and lost. They go on to say that without their partner, even the birds in the springtime would sing a lonely refrain and they would hate the sound of rain. The singer emphasizes how important this person is to them and how life would be meaningless without them.


The chorus of the song uses beautiful imagery to convey how much the singer needs their partner. The lyrics suggest that even in harsh winter weather, with their partner by their side, no wind would blow. And not only that, but with their partner, even a rose would bloom in the snow. This is a beautiful metaphor that emphasizes how much brighter their life is with their significant other.


Finally, the lyrics reveal that the singer had given their love to their partner, but they now fear that it was all just a dream. Losing them would render their entire existence meaningless. If you're going through heartbreak, this song will hit you hard.


Line by Line Meaning

If I should lose you
Losing you would shatter my world


The stars would fall from the skies
The entire universe would seem to weep and mourn with me


If I should lose you
Your absence would be unbearable


The leaves would wither and die
Nature would feel the loss of your presence as deeply as I would


The birds in Maytime
Even the birds that usually sing sweetly during May would sound mournful


Would sing a lonely refrain
Their melodies would reflect the emptiness I feel inside without you


And I would wander around
I would be lost and aimless


Hating the sound of rain
Even the sound of something as peaceful as rain would be a reminder of the pain your absence brings


With you beside me
When you are with me, everything feels right


No wind in winter would blow
The hardships of life seem insignificant with you by my side


With you beside me
My life is complete


A rose would bloom in the snow
Your love brings color and life to my world, even in the coldest of times


I gave you my love
I have given you all of me


But I was living a dream
I was too lost in my own desires to see the reality of our situation


And living would seem in vain
Without you, life feels purposeless and meaningless


If I lost you
The thought of losing you is unbearable




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RALPH E GRAHAM

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Comments from YouTube:

Mark Demmin

My absolute favorite track from this CD and one of my all time favorites from the whole Ultra-Lounge series!

deb6sbcglobal

What lovely music!

Mark Demmin

Oooooooooooooo.........that unmistakeable Shearing sound!

John Holloway

so  smooth as a kid I listened to these records on a Chicago radio station that played all thepopular , unusual records hooray

Mambo Mongo

Danzon cubano 💃🏻🏃🏻👏🏼

RL R

Makes you think of older and more elegant times, doesn´t it? When men were gentlemen, and behaved like that for the ladies.

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