My Last Date
Skeeter Davis Lyrics
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I know you're gonna make me blue
My heart is trembling
Through and through
'Cause I know very well
I can tell
I can tell
This will be my last date with you
Just can't believe that this could end
I know I'll never love again
You'll ask me to be just a friend
This is plain as can be
I can see
I can see
This will be my last date with you
I know we had a quarrel
But all sweethearts do
I gave my love to prove to you
That I will always love you and be true
I know you've met someone new
You'll tell me you and I are through
My plans and dreams cannot come true
And when you say goodbye
I know I will cry cause
I'll know it's my last date with you
The lyrics to Skeeter Davis's song, "My Last Date," describe the emotions of a woman who is about to have what she believes will be her final date with someone she loves. In the first stanza, she expresses her nervousness and foreboding about the meeting. She admits that βI know you're gonna make me blueβ and that her βheart is trembling.β She recognizes that something is definitively changing, and that this will be the βlast dateβ she has with the person.
In the second stanza, the singer begins to accept the reality of the situation. She has come to accept that βthis could endβ and that she will βnever love again.β Even more solemn, she realizes that βYou'll ask me to be just a friendβ and that her relationship is irrevocably changed. The final stanza is an acknowledgment of the love and commitment that she gave to the relationship. She knows that there was a quarrel and that she made a genuine effort to prove her love to the other person. Despite this, she knows that the relationship has run its course and that she'll never be able to live out her plans and dreams for the future. This is why she cries at the end of the poem: itβs a profound sense of grief for the loss of the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
One hour and I'll be meeting you
Soon I will be meeting you.
I know you're gonna make me blue
I know that meeting you will make me sad.
My heart is trembling
I am feeling nervous and scared.
Through and through
Completely, in entirety.
'Cause I know very well
Because I am aware.
I can tell
I can sense, feel.
I can tell
I can sense, feel.
This will be my last date with you
This will be the final time we go out together.
Just can't believe that this could end
I cannot believe that our relationship is coming to an end.
I know I'll never love again
I feel that I will never be able to love anyone else.
You'll ask me to be just a friend
You will ask me to remain only friends with you.
This is plain as can be
This is very clear and obvious.
I can see
I can understand, comprehend.
I can see
I can understand, comprehend.
This will be my last date with you
This will be the final time we go out together.
I know we had a quarrel
I know we had an argument.
But all sweethearts do
But that is common for all couples in love.
I gave my love to prove to you
I showed you my love to convince you.
That I will always love you and be true
That I will always stay loyal and love you.
I know you've met someone new
I know you have found another person to love.
You'll tell me you and I are through
You will inform me that our relationship has ended.
My plans and dreams cannot come true
My hopes and aspirations will not be able to materialize.
And when you say goodbye
When you bid farewell to me.
I know I will cry cause
I know I will shed tears because.
I'll know it's my last date with you
I am aware that this will be the final time we go out together.
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Boudleaux Bryant, Floyd Cramer, Jr., Skeeter Davis
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sareesh1256
One hour and I'll be meeting you
I know you're gonna make me blue
My heart is trembling
Through and through
'Cause I know very well
I can tell
I can tell
This will be my last date with you
Just can't believe that this could end
I know I'll never love again
You'll ask me to be just a friend
This is plain as can be
I can see
I can see
This will be my last date with you
I know we had a quarrel
But all sweethearts do
I gave my love to prove to you
That I will always love you and be true
I know you've met someone new
You'll tell me you and I are through
My plans and dreams cannot come true
And when you say goodbye
I know I will cry cause
I'll know it's my last date with you
@zuzannawisniewska4464
Who's still listening in 2023 ? Love this song. She has such an angelic voice .
@user-hu4vp7tw2u
Skeeter Davis is my mum's favourite music since 1984 when.l heard you're music it reminds me of mum lβ€ it to.
@earlytv-seriesmore5046
She's one of the GREATEST! Love her. Glad you enjoyed it. Never gets old.
@boxcarbobby5581
My grandmother was from Kentucky not far from where Skeeter was from. I wish I was born and alive back during her time. I heard her music on Willies Roadhouse. She has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. And she's also one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. If I had been lucky enough to be alive back then and ever met her in person I would have worshipped her like a god. I hope the music industry never lets her memory fade.
@martiegunko6029
As a little girl I loved this song.... Today, May 18, I am 68 and still listen to it.
@johnathanvizzidy223
Martie, because that little girl is still there, right inside you.
@sharonerdman6598
I am 76 n listening to it
@user-rh7uk9uv2h
Happy Birthday to both of you. I'm 58 so so little younger than you all. But I don't know this Skeeter, Davis lady.
I know Sandy Davis who sings preacher man son of a preacher man question.
@latriciabailey8359
Happy Birthday,,,
Chipper Bailey.
@MrWayneWhite
She was ahead of her time and it is a damn shame that the Country Music Association hasn't induct her into the Hall of fame