I Can't Stop Loving You
Tom Jones Lyrics


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So you're leaving
In the morning
On the early train
I could say everything's alright
I could pretend and say good bye

Got your ticket
Got your suitcase
Got your leaving smile

I could say that's the way it goes
I could pretend and you won't know
That I was lying
'Cause I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
No, I can't stop loving you

Though I try
Took a taxi
To the station
Not a word was said
I saw you walk across the road
Maybe the last time, I don't know

Feeling humble
I heard a rumble
On the railway track
And when I hear the whistle blow
I walk away and you don't know

That I was lying
'Cause I can't stop loving you
No, I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
Though I try

'Cause I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you




No, I can't stop loving you
Though I try

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tom Jones's song "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a heartbreaking tale of a man who cannot stop loving someone who is leaving him. Despite pretending that everything is going to be alright and hiding his true feelings behind a smile, he knows deep down that he cannot stop the love he has for this person. He watches her get her ticket and suitcase, and even as she leaves with a smile on her face, he knows the truth; that he is lying to himself and to her about being okay with her leaving him. As she walks away, he feels humble and hears a rumble on the railway track. As the whistle blows, he walks away, heartbroken over the fact that he cannot stop loving her, even though he tries.


Line by Line Meaning

So you're leaving
You are leaving me.


In the morning
You will leave in the morning.


On the early train
You will depart on the early train.


I could say everything's alright
I could lie and say everything is fine.


I could pretend and say good bye
I could pretend to say goodbye.


Got your ticket
You have your train ticket.


Got your suitcase
You have your suitcase packed.


Got your leaving smile
You are smiling as you leave.


I could say that's the way it goes
I could pretend that this is just how things are.


I could pretend and you won't know
I could lie and you wouldn't be aware.


That I was lying
You don't realize that I am deceiving you.


'Cause I can't stop loving you
I can't help but love you.


Though I try
Even though I attempt to do so.


Took a taxi
I took a taxi.


To the station
I wanted to go to the station.


Not a word was said
Neither of us spoke.


I saw you walk across the road
I watched as you crossed the street.


Maybe the last time, I don't know
This may be the last time I see you, but I'm not sure.


Feeling humble
I feel meek and small.


I heard a rumble
I heard a low, distant sound.


On the railway track
It was the sound of a train on the tracks.


And when I hear the whistle blow
The train whistle sounded.


I walk away and you don't know
I walked away without you realizing.


That I was lying
You still didn't know that I was lying.


'Cause I can't stop loving you
I can't help but feel love for you.


Though I try
Despite my efforts to stop feeling this way.


'Cause I can't stop loving you
I still can't stop loving you.


No, I can't stop loving you
My love for you is too strong to end.


Though I try
Even though I attempt to do so.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Don Gibson

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Comments from YouTube:

Rhonda Sorrow

Love how Tom infuses this soul song with a little bit of blues-fantastic!

Julian Lewis

What a great voice, this guy has! He is truly a master of his voice.

Paquita Mupas

Tom jones is gifted with a golden voice!!!

Нодира Бурханова

Best, best, best singer ever sir TOM JONES!!!!!!!

Mieczysław Leszczyński

Zajebisty kawałek

Ki Hyun Kim

Real tough, wild, appealing, rough, humid and crisp, above all huge and thundering! Rest in Peace! Time is stood still since you left!

Barbara Benson

He's alive

zefiroAst

Un hombre que canta así es un buen amante sin duda alguna.

Sophia Lara

magnifico.. orchestra

Stephen Whiteman

A Genius

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