When Love is Gone

"When Love is Gone" is a song from the film, The Muppet Christmas Carol. It is sung by Belle (and partially joined by Scrooge), about her break-up with Ebenezer Scrooge for being more interested in money than marrying her. It is also sung by Martina McBride for the credits.

The sequence featuring "When Love Is Gone" was cut from the initial theatrical release of The Muppet Christmas Carol at Jeffrey Katzenberg's request due to negative test audience reactions, but it has been restored for most subsequent home video, DVD and television versions of the film as well as a few screenings of the UK theatrical re-release. The song was included on the UK VHS release of the film, but it was cut from the subsequent DVD release. The melody of the song can be heard in the score.

It was announced at the D23 Expo that the song will be in a restored version of the movie that premiered on Disney+ in December. Despite this, Disney+ only contains the theatrical version of the film which omits this song, with the song released separately as the film's bonus feature. ^[1]

Lyrics[]

There was a time when I sure

That you and I were truly one

That our future was forever

And would never come undone

And we came so close to being close

And though you cared for me

There's distance in your eyes tonight

So we're not meant to be

The love is gone, the love is gone

The sweetest dream that you have ever known

The love is gone, the love is gone

I wish you well, but I must leave you now alone

There comes a moment in your life

Like a window and you see

Your future there before you

And how perfect life can be

But adventure calls with unknown voices

Pulling you away

Be careful or you may regret

The choice you make someday

When love is gone, when love is gone

The sweetest dream that we have ever known

When love is gone, when love is gone

I wish you well, but I must leave you now alone

It was almost love

It was almost always

It was like a fairy tale

Would live out you and I

[Repeat 2x]

And yes some dreams come true

And yes some dreams fall through

And yes the time has come for us to say goodbye

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