Billy Bragg - One By One Lyrics
One by one, the teardrops fall as I write you
One by one, my words come falling on the page
One by one, my dreams are fading in the twilight
One by one, my schemes are fading fast away
One by one, the leaves are falling from the trees
One by one, my hopes are vanished in the clouds, dear
One by one, like snowflakes melting in the breeze
One by one, my hair is turning gray
One by one, my dreams are fading fast away
One by one, I read your letters over
One by one, I lay them all away
One by one, the days are slipping up behind you
One by one, the moments stealing out behind you
One by one, she'll come and find not you or I
One by one, I hear the soft words that you whispered
One by one, I feel your kisses soft and sweet
One by one, I hope you'll say the words to marry
One by one to one by one forever be
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Billy Bragg One By One Comments
So beautiful.
mY FAVE SONG FROM THSI GREAT ALBUM
This is one of the most moving songs I know. I have heard a lot of theories but i think it about a old man who has lost the love of his life and is passing through the rest of his days recounting the memories. Waiting to see her in heaven. One by one she'll come and find not you not I. Wow
It is a song about his daughter Mary who died in a house fire. She was just a baby. Watch the documentary, you will like it
Thank you Billy Bragg Wilco and Woody got three, classic song, truth be told, Woody couldn't have done more justice to this lyric than what Billy Bragg and Wilco achieved! Good job boys and thank you monkadee for the upload! We be jamming!
Just one of those days where I can't put my feelings to words.
I hear this and I think of her. And it still hurts like the day we parted.
This was Paddock's last Song! I know its Sad!
The fantastic idea of Nora Guthrie, Woody's daughter, to have her father's lyrics put to music by Billy Bragg and Wilco led to a host of great songs. I don't know if this was the first and/or only example of such a process but it was a magnificent tribute to her father and ensured his philosophy was rekindled at a time when essential human values were already fading away.
Does anybody know any song like this?
A most beautiful song. Funny how songs bring back memories and feelings. This one hurts. It all meant a lot to me.
Mágico. Melancólico. Nostálgico.
the flowers fading in my garden /
the leaves are falling from the trees /
my hopes are vanished in the clouds clear /
like snowflakes melting in the breeze
It's an utterly catchy song!
"one by one to one by one for ever be ..." thanks woody...
One by one
One by one my dreams are fading in the twilight.
Hawkeye #9 !!
This song is so beautiful it brings me to tears every time I hear it. I wish it would never end.
I heard this on a TV show somewhere I think... Anyone know what show?
he wrote the words
pedantry will get you nowhere. x
makes me sad in a good way.
Woody guthrie wrote it
Nice photo -- only 2/6 (Tweedy & Stiratt) played on this track.
@gheezer44 :)
@Monkadee1 ...touche....:) One of my all time fav songs, though now I'm a dad I understand the message so much more.
Thanks, I just copied and posted the lyrics without proofing them. By the way, it's WOODY Guthrie, also per the Woody Guthrie website. ;)
thanks for posting the lyrics, though I have a minor correction: line seven is "..clouds dear," as per the woodie guthrie website.
thanks again.
What a great album! Totally worth buying.
What a heartbreaking song. Wilco's best tune for my two cents.
I am gonna have to break down and buy this album.
lovvvvvvvvve this song
kieranlabbe97 Totally agree!!!
beautiful :) this one (and unwelcome guest) are my favourite songs off of mermaid Ave.