There is something so beautifully rendered in this piece of heartbreak I have always identified with.
Written by husband and wife Dave Ellingson and Kim Carnes and released in March 1980,  it was the first single from Rogers’ album Gideon. 
It's a tough three plus minutes to travel for some because the poetry informs with an unbearable truth for those paying rapt attention.
When Kim cries "Put Out The Light" and Kenny counters with his plea of"Just Hold On", attaching their dramatic authenticity to the words, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes.
A profound prayer from two dreamers who could never have imagined the twist of consequence dedication and attachment can bring.
I'm a sucker for songs which dispense a healthy dose of yearning and  struggle.
And when two gifted voices collide within a symphonic world of intense devotion real humans share , I'm Gone, Gone, Gone Like A Cool Breeze.
I imagine that's why "He Stopped Loving Her Today" has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980, only a month after "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer". 
That Bobby Braddock / Curly Putman composed opera made 1980 quite A Good Year For The Roses.


"Don’t fall in love with a dreamer
‘Cause he’ll always take you in
Just when you think you’ve really changed him
He’ll leave you again
Don’t fall in love with a dreamer
‘Cause he’ll break you every time
Oh, put out the light, just hold on
Before we say goodbye".

Damn Straight.

-Rich Buckland