The Ones That Love Forgot
Fate leads two people into the same place, at the same time, looking for, of all things, each other.
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The Ones That Love Forgot
In a corner of a tavern, in the dark and smokey air,
He's sitting at a table, just him and an empty chair.
He's not looking at the doorway as a woman wanders in.
She's looking for somebody, but she doesn't know it's him.
They're The Ones That Love Forgot;
Good intentions all for naught.
They're both so very close
To the happiness they've sought.
How I wish that they could see
That they were meant to be.
It's like an old-time movie plot,
They're The Ones That Love Forgot.
He looks over at the jukebox, she sits down at the bar.
Twenty paces separate them, so near and yet so far.
She looks over her shoulder as he looks down at his beer.
They're both looking for comfort, but they don't know it's so near.
They're The Ones That Love Forgot;
Good intentions all for naught.
They're both so very close
To the happiness they've sought.
Don't you wish that they could see
That they were meant to be?
It's like an old-time movie plot,
They're The Ones That Love Forgot.
She goes over to the jukebox, he walks over to the bar.
She wants to hear some music, he needs a match for his cigar.
They pass close to one another, but a couple's in the way.
They both just keep on going, and it breaks my heart to say:
They're The Ones That Love Forgot;
Good intentions all for naught.
Theyr'e both so very close
To the happiness they've sought.
Don't you wish that they could see
That they were meant to be?
It's like an old-time movie plot,
They're The Ones That Love Forgot.
Two lovers in a tavern
Only fate keeps them apart.
They both feel so abandoned,
And you know, it breaks my heart
'Cause they both share a secret
Like that movie plot, I think.
I'll share it with you shortly
But first, let's have a drink...
She comes back from the jukebox, he walks back toward his chair.
Then comes that fateful moment, when they see each other there.
A smile of recognition, then a hug and then the tears.
Now I'll tell the secret: they've been married fourteen years.
They were The Ones That Love Forgot
Just like an old-time movie plot
They didn't understand they have
The happiness they sought.
Aren't you glad they now see
That they were meant to be?
Good intentions weren't for naught.
They were The Ones That Love Forgot.
Just like an old-time movie plot.
They were The Ones That Love Forgot.
© 2001 Timothy Brown & CowboySlim
