By:Tony Rice · Source Recording: Tony Rice (2008)
Well in the darkness of the night all I hear is a ringin' in my ears
And my eyes so full of tears that I can't see
And I'll seek comfort in bad places and I'm tryin' to forget the faces
Of the many friends who say that it was never meant to be
You could always write if off by sayin' that it was never meant to be
Though you once told me we'd always be as one
And then you wish me a better day as you turn your back away
But then you write if off by sayin' it was never meant to be
Well it left some damage in my wake but I have the liberty to take
The time to say It ain't all my fault alone
I've been deceived and I've been forced to leave my anger and my grievin'
In a heart that's still believin' it was always meant to be
Well you turned your beauty and your charm into a weapon of badly harm
The man you said was the best friend you've been known
Then your ways are justified by stubborn foolish pride
And the price is paid by me because that's the way its meant to be
Well there's no dignity remainin' and the love ain't worth retainin' anymore
So let's just do each other in
And leave the sadness and the fury to the judgment of a jury
And the signatures that's saying it was never meant to be
By:Tony Rice · Source Recording:Tony Rice (2008)
“Never Meant to Be” is a song from the body of work shared by the brothers Tony Rice, the guitarist, and Larry Rice, the mandolin player and singer. The two performed and recorded together over many years.
The song is a sad reflection on a love that did not last. It weighs the different ways two people can see a finished relationship, and the hard truth that some things, however wished for, were never meant to be.
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