Just A Dream Lyrics
All dressed in white, going to the church that night
She had his box of letters in the passenger seat
Six pence in her shoe, something borrowed, something blue
She put her veil down, trying to hide the tears
Oh she just couldn't believe it
She heard the trumpets from the military band
And the flowers fell out of her hands
Why'd you have to go
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
I can't even breathe
It's like I'm looking from a distance
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now
This can't be happening to me
This is just a dream
Lord please lift his soul and heal this hurt
Then the congregation all stood up
And sang the saddest song that she ever heard
And she held on to all she had left of him
Oh and what could have been
And then the guards rang one last shot
And it felt like a bullet in her heart
Why'd you have to go
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
I can't even breathe
It's like I'm looking from a distance
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now
This can't be happening to me
This is just a dream
The first time I heard this song, it brought tears to my eyes. Lyrically, the best song on the album, and one of Carrie's best songs of all time.
This song is about an 18 year old girl who was about to get married. Her fiance was in the military, fighting war, and just before the wedding, he was killed.
I think it can be an inspiring song, regarding loosing something/someone.
Hi ScriptedLove, I did a little research today and I think this is the history behind the "sixpence in her shoe" line:
im pretty sure your lyrics are wrong. i think its...Six pins.. and a shoe, something borrowed, something blue
and: And the flowers fell out of her hand.
:] this song is amazing and flawless. it made me cry. My grandpa was in the military.. and the whole folded up flag thing happened at his funeral. this song certainly hits home... in a very personal way.
i own the cd.. it says sixpence in her shoe.. the cd isn't wrong
i own the cd.. it says sixpence in her shoe.. the cd isn't wrong
i heard this song so many times and the lyrics isn't wrong they r right
i heard this song so many times and the lyrics isn't wrong they r right
This song it so sad and one of my favoriteon the album. so sad, it brought tears to my eyes. :( Good job Carrie! nice song!
jesus. whenever i listen to this song i can't stop myself from crying. it scares the hell out of me. my boyfriend left to join the army at the end of last year and just left for iraq. i don't know how i would live if this happened to him. amazing lyrics, and a really powerful song. i like it...just scares me to death :/ and definitely triggers some emotions...
This is a nice song, I think it's like the next Jesus Take the Wheel.
ohhohh. thats helps alot. thanks for doin the research. those two lines were really buggin me because i have noo idea what carrie was talkin about :DD haha.
ohhohh. thats helps alot. thanks for doin the research. those two lines were really buggin me because i have noo idea what carrie was talkin about :DD haha.
I just heard this song today, and fully listened to the lyrics and I was in awe. I'e never heard such an inspiring peace ever, that caused me to cry. It was really inspirational, and I believe it hits home for everyone. It doesn't have to be war-time, but a simple car accident to trigger emotions. But dealing with the life we have now, it makes you think of how precious life is.
I have no one I know in the war in Iraq, but I guess the reason I teared up was to imagine myself in that position; I couldn't handle it, either. It would be too painful. I really like this song, and I hope she chooses it for a single. It would really be evoking to her audiences. ^^;
wow, such sad lyrics. she thought she'd be going to church for her wedding, not her fiance's funeral. powerful song.