microphone. Her favorite pastime instantly became singing along with country tunes by artists like Barbara Mandrell and Loretta Lynn. She preferably sang in front of an audience, with her older brothers' help.
Over the next few years, she gained experience singing at her family's church. At age 12, she entered a local talent contest and won. With a newfound confidence, she entered more contests, winning over and over. While still in her teens, she put together a band of her own called TC Country. The group appeared at fairs, weddings, and clubs.
She finished high school and took vocational training to be a secretary. In 1991, she moved to Nashville with her parents. In 1996 she married, but divorced after a few years. In 1998, she was introduced to Shane Decker after one of her performances. Decker worked for Warner-Chappell Music as a songwriter. He offered to help her get a demo ready. He also helped her land a job writing songs at Warner-Chappell. She signed to Sony Music Nashville, which released her first single, the very traditional "If You Can," in 2000. After a second single stalled, "Angels in Waiting" cracked the Top 10; Cochran co-wrote the song about her two brothers, who had died of cystic fibrosis. Her follow-up album included the single "Life Happened," but didn't sell well and she parted ways with the label shortly afterwards.
Going Going Gone
Tammy Cochran Lyrics
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I turn up the radio and I sing along.
I know you once loved me in your own way.
When the sun finds your window, I'll be miles away.
And, I'm one step ahead of the heartache;
One foot out the door.
Crossing that floor.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
I'm going, going, gone.
Well, leaving might kill me, but I can't stay.
Just watch the fire a little more everyday.
Yeah, I'm one step ahead of the heartache;
One foot out the door.
And it's too late for your words to stop me
Crossing that floor.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
I'm going, going, gone.
And, I'm one step ahead of the heartache;
One foot out the door.
And it's too late for your words to stop me
Crossing that floor.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
I'm going, going, gone.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
I'm going, going
Gone.
The lyrics to Tammy Cochran’s song, “Going Going Gone” depicts the story of a woman who has realized that her relationship has come to an end. She begins the song with a “cold cup of coffee and a sad song” as she turns up the radio and sings along. Her nostalgic musings seem to come from a place of sadness as she acknowledges that her lover once loved her “in his own way”. The phrase, “when the sun finds your window, I'll be miles away” suggests that she has already made up her mind to leave and is planning her escape before the morning comes.
The chorus of the song emphasizes that the singer is “one step ahead of heartache” and that she has already made up her mind to leave. Despite the realization that leaving might “kill” her, she simply cannot stay in the relationship. Her departure is likened to “the moon fades with dawn” suggesting that she is disappearing into the light of a new day. The song ends with the heroine proclaiming, “like the moon fades with the dawn, I'm going, going, gone”. It suggests that she is not going to look back, but rather, move on with her life.
Line by Line Meaning
A cold cup of coffee and a sad song;
I'm feeling down, alone, and depressed. I've been drinking coffee and listening to a sad song to make me feel better.
I turn up the radio and I sing along.
I'm trying to find some comfort in music and singing along to songs that I relate to.
I know you once loved me in your own way.
You used to care about me in your own way, but things have changed and you don't feel the same anymore.
When the sun finds your window, I'll be miles away.
By the time the sun rises again, I will have left and be far away from you and this situation.
And, I'm one step ahead of the heartache;
I'm doing my best to avoid getting hurt any further, and trying to leave before any more pain can be inflicted.
One foot out the door.
I'm ready and prepared to leave this situation for good.
And it's too late for your words to stop me
No matter what you say, it won't change my mind. I have made up my decision to leave and nothing can stop me now.
Crossing that floor.
I'm walking out and leaving behind all the memories and heartache.
Like the moon fades with the dawn,
Just as the moon disappears and fades into the light of day, I'm leaving and fading away from this situation.
I'm going, going, gone.
I'm leaving and there's nothing that can be done to stop me. I'm moving on and leaving everything behind.
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Written by: JON DAVIS, SHERRIE AUSTIN, WILL RAMBEAUX
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