Love Song Lyrics

I don't know if you could call this my favorite love song but I really like this song. I've known it most of my life so it kind of lost meaning until I sat down and actually thought about it again.

One Less Set Of Footsteps Lyrics

Songwriters: CROCE, JAMES

We been runnin' away from
Somethin' we both know
We've long run out of things to say
And I think I better go

So don't be getting excited
Oh when you hear that slammin' door
Cause there'll be one less set of footsteps
On your floor in the mornin'

And we've been hidin' from somethin'
That should have never gone this far
But after all it's what we've done
That makes us what we are

And you been talkin' in silence
But if it's silence you adore
There'll be one less set of footsteps
On your floor in the mornin'

Well baby one less set of footsteps on your floor
One less man to walk in
One less pair of jeans on your door
One less voice a-talkin'

But tomorrow's a dream away
Today has turned to dust
Your silver tongue has turned to clay
And your golden rule to rust

If that's the way that you want it
Oh that's the way I want it more
Well they'll be one less set of footsteps
On your floor in the mornin'

Well there'll be one less set of footsteps on your floor
One less man to walk in
One less pair of jeans on your door
One less voice a-talkin'

But tomorrow's a dream away
And today has turned to dust
Your silver tongue has turned to clay
And your golden rule to rust

If that's the way that you want it
Oh that's the way I want it more
Cause baby one less set of footsteps
On your floor in the mornin'

Oh baby one less set of footsteps
On your floor in the mornin'
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jim+croce/one+less+set+of+footsteps_20071480.html ]

One Less Set Of Footsteps lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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We been runnin' away from
Somethin' we both know
We've long run out of things to say
And I think I better go

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And we've been hidin' from somethin'
That should have never gone this far

Indicative of when a couple has an issue and neither partner is willing to confront the other about it so instead of solving it, then end up running away from the problem, knowing that this reaction causes a larger problem that can ultimately lead to separation

But after all it's what we've done
That makes us what we are

Kind of like we are who we pretend to be. We become what we’ve done and were we’ve been and what we’ve seen (experiences) shape who we become and change into over time.

And you been talkin' in silence
But if it's silence you adore
There'll be one less set of footsteps
On your floor in the mornin'

I really appreciate how he uses “talkin’ in silence” because most couples do that at some point. Your silence can mean a number of things, usually that something is wrong.

But tomorrow's a dream away
Today has turned to dust

This is relatable to how this relationship is over and done with, there’s no going back now but what’s to come is unpredictable and all of his dreams could be met once he moves on dirt left behind for this relationship.

Your silver tongue has turned to clay
And your golden rule to rust

Kind of like saying that there’s no way to talk your way out of this. The relationship is so over that there’s nothing anyone can say to save it. The golden rule didn’t prevail and one partner did not treat the other the way they should have, which is how many relationships end.

If that's the way that you want it
Oh that's the way I want it more

A classic one-upsmanship tactic in an argument.

I guess what I liked so much about this song is that it is so relatable. It’s an old song and Jim Croce died before he ever got really famous for that song because he died in a plane crash very early in his musical career. I liked acoustic aspect of it which gave it this sort of simple “this sucks but I’m moving on anyway” kind of a feeling. It’s almost stating that he’s happy to leave and his departure is the best thing for everyone and he’s off to find something better. I don’t really know how to explain it better than that but I feel as though the music itself fits the song meaning pretty well.