My Only Love

The speaker is grieving the loss of someone deeply loved. Even though that person is gone, the speaker says the feeling has not changed: this remains their “only love.” The emotion moves between pain, helplessness, and a quiet effort to preserve a lasting connection. Repeating the phrase “my only love” makes the attachment sound both tender and insistent.

The speaker says the loss is “more than words can say,” suggesting that ordinary language cannot fully express the feeling. “Hard enough to pray” may imply that even finding comfort or hope is difficult. The river beside a willow tree creates a calm, memorable place: it could be an image of time continuing to flow, while the tree suggests sadness or remembrance. The request to “remember me” turns this landscape into a meeting point in memory.

The lyrics do not explain why the loved one is gone or whether the separation is permanent, so the song can be understood as mourning a death, a breakup, or another kind of absence. The speaker’s claim of one enduring love may express devotion, but it may also reveal difficulty letting go. The repeated words leave that feeling unresolved: remembrance offers comfort, yet it keeps the lost person present in the speaker’s mind.