“There Goes My Everything” is one of those rare songs that grabs your heart from the very first note. It’s like a bittersweet goodbye wrapped in a melody so rich and tender, it feels like an embrace. Written by Dallas Frazier and first made famous by Jack Greene in 1966, the song has since become a cornerstone of country music—a timeless ode to heartbreak and letting go.
What makes this song truly special is the way it captures the universal feeling of loss. Whether it’s the end of a love story or a moment of quiet realization, the lyrics take you to that vulnerable space where emotions run deep. Lines like “There goes my only possession, there goes my everything” resonate because they’re so raw and honest, stripping down love and loss to their purest forms.
The melody flows like a gentle river, steady and unrelenting, pulling you along its current of sorrow and acceptance. Jack Greene’s soulful delivery added another layer of poignancy, earning him the CMA Song of the Year award in 1967 and solidifying the track as a classic. Over the years, it’s been covered by legends like Elvis Presley and Engelbert Humperdinck, each bringing their unique voice to this masterpiece.
Listening to “There Goes My Everything” feels like sharing a quiet moment with a close friend, someone who understands that life isn’t always perfect, but the beauty lies in its imperfections. It’s a reminder that even in loss, there’s grace and dignity—a message that will always strike a chord in the human heart
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Lyrics
There goes my only possession
There goes my everything
I hear footsteps slowly walking
As they gently walk across the lonely floor
And a voice is softly saying
Darling this will be goodbye for evermore
There goes my reason for living
There goes the one of my dreams
There goes my only possession
There goes my everything
As my memory turns back the pages
I can see the happy years we’ve had before
The love that kept this heart beating
Has been shattered by the closing of the door
So there goes my reason for living
There goes the one of my dreams
There goes my only possession
There goes my everything
There goes my only possession
There goes my everything