Separate Ways by Elvis Presley Song Info
"Separate Ways," released as a single in 1972 shortly after Elvis and Priscilla Beaulieu Presley legally separated, is by no means unknown to Elvis fans at large; it was certified gold in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies. However, it's the B-side of that single which became a better-known Elvis hit: the country ballad "Always on My Mind." While both songs are broodingly morose, "Separate Ways," which details the effects of divorce on a couple's young child, contains particularly heart-ripping lyrics such as "some day when she's older, maybe she will understand/Why her mom and dad are not together/The tears that she will cry when I have to say goodbye/Will tear at my heart forever." see article: How Elvis Chronicled Divorce From Priscilla in Emotional Song (That You Might Not Have Heard) By Wendy Geller October 9, 2013 http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/elvis-priscilla-presley-divorce-chronicled-emotional-lesser-known-162637895.html
