A sad, sad song?

March 18, 2005 9:59 AM

Is the Merle Haggard song "That's the Way Love Goes" a break up song?

Lyrics (but you might have to hear Merle sing it for the full context):

I've been throwing horseshoes,
Over my left shoulder.
I've spent most all my life,
Searchin' for that four-leafed clover.
When you ran with me,
Chasing my rainbows,
An' honey, I love you, too,
And that's the way love goes.
That's the way love goes, babe;
That's the music God made,
For all the world to sing.
It's never old; it grows.
Losing makes me sorry;
Well, now honey, don't worry.
Don't you know, I love you too.
That's the way love goes.

That's the way love goes, babe;
That's the music God made,
For all the world to sing.
It's never old; it grows.
Losing makes me sorry;
You say: "Honey, now don't worry.
"I love you too."
That's the way love goes.

posted by insideout to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Do you want it to be a breakup song?
posted by barjo at 10:01 AM on March 18, 2005

Art exists when you interact with the piece. If it feels like a breakup song to you, it's a breakup song.
posted by COBRA! at 10:07 AM on March 18, 2005

Yes; it's sad, it's hopeful, it's what it is. As an aside, it's a Lefty Frizzell song.
posted by transient at 10:27 AM on March 18, 2005