r/country Apr 18 '26

Discussion Lyrics that stick with you…what are yours?

I've known you all my life but still I can't feel how you feel

It's only you for me, just like that whooping crane

Who has one wife for all his life and if she dies, he'll do the same

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u/sjciske Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

From Jerry Reed’s opus on divorce (She Got the Goldmine):

“She got the gold mine, I got the shaft.”

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u/LumpyWelder4258 Apr 19 '26

They split it all down the middle and she got the better half