This Love Of Mine
Tommy Dorsey feat. Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Though life is empty since you have gone
You're always on my mind, though out of sight
It's lonesome through the day
And oh, the night
I cry my heart out, it's bound to break
Since nothing matters, let it break
The stars that shine
What's to become of it
This love of mine
I cry my heart out, it's bound to break
Since nothing matters, so let it break
I ask the sun and the moon
The stars that shine
What's to become of it
This love of mine
This love of mine goes on
The lyrics of Tommy Dorsey feat. Frank Sinatra's "This Love Of Mine" gives us an insight into the heartbreak that someone goes through when they've lost their loved one. The singer talks about how life has become empty and lonesome since the person they love has left. They constantly think about them and the memories they shared. They cry out their heartbreak every night and feel that it's bound to break. But since nothing seems to matter anymore, they allow it to break.
The singer then asks the sun, moon, and stars about the fate of their love. They are desperate to know what will become of their feelings for the one who left them. The final lines repeat the phrase "this love of mine goes on and on" to emphasize the eternal nature of their love even though the loved one is no longer present. The lyrics perfectly capture the pain of heartbreak while also highlighting the strength and depth of true love.
Line by Line Meaning
This love of mine goes on and on
My love for you is endless and unwavering
Though life is empty since you have gone
My life lacks meaning and purpose without you here with me
You're always on my mind, though out of sight
Even though I can't physically see you, thoughts of you are constantly with me
It's lonesome through the day
My days are filled with loneliness without you by my side
But oh, the night
The nights are the hardest, as the loneliness becomes even more overwhelming
I cry my heart out, it's bound to break
The pain of being without you is so great that I cry until I feel like my heart may shatter
Since nothing matters, let it break
When the pain becomes too much, it doesn't matter if my heart breaks, because at least it means I have felt something.
I ask the sun and the moon
The stars that shine
What's to become of it
This love of mine
Even the celestial bodies seem to feel the weight of my love for you, and I wonder what will happen to it without you here to receive it.
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Written by: Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Frank Sinatra
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@Deutschlieber
So beautiful. Can't stop loving ol' Blue Eyes.
@barryparker1949
My father, Sol Parker wrote this song with Frank and I think that this original recording is spectacular
@Dobie_Gillis
What a wonderful song. The GI's went off to war and left their gals behind with it playing in their heads.
@barryparker1949
Dobie Gillis I'm glad you like it. I was a fan of Dobie Gillis too.
@TheDonimic
What a joke, my father wrote this and entered it into a contest run by Tommy Dorsey and Sinatra. My father originally called it, This Love of Ours. Dorsey and Sinatra changed it around enough so it would be hard to make a legal case, but don't pretend Sinatra co-wrote it-- he didn't write many songs. R.I.P. dad.
@barryparker1949
TheDonimic Hey Dominic - I guess you are one of the millions of whackos that now grace the streets of the USA - unless you are Frank Sinatra Jr., Henry Sanicola, Jr. or me Barry Parker - your father did not write "This Love Of Mine"
@barryparker1949
barryparker1949 the song was originally entitled "For Whom The Bell Tolls"
after the novel and Frank suggested the change.
@hachinohehorse
The Bobby-Soxer years????? What a voice!!!!
@robertglade-wright1764
This is Frank at his peak - just listen to him!
@meredith218461
Pure magic! Sinatra made subsequent recordings of this sad romantic ballad, however I feel these do not compare with this original recording. Here his musical phrasing and story telling are absolutely superb.