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When All Is Said and Done Lyrics

[Verse 1]Here's to us, one more toast, and then we'll pay the billDeep inside, both of us can feel the autumn chillBirds of passage, you and meWe fly instinctivelyWhen the summer's over and the dark clouds hide the sunNeither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done[Verse 2]In our lives, we have walked some strange and lonely treksSlightly worn, but dignified, and not too old for sexWe're still striving for the skyNo taste for humble pieThanks for all your generous love and thanks for all the funNeither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done[Interlude][Verse 3]It's so strange, when you're down, and lying on the floorHow you rise, shake your head, get up and ask for moreClear-headed and open-eyedWith nothing left untriedStanding calmly at the crossroads, no desire to runThere's no hurry anymore when all is said and doneYou might also like[Outro]Standing calmly at the crossroads, no desire to runThere's no hurry anymore when all is said and doneEmbedCancel

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Comparing this song to the earlier breakup song “The Winner Takes It All” shows the direction in Abba’s work that The Visitors took. Where “The Winner Takes It All” was a dramatic expression of the pain of rejection, “When All Is Said And Done” describes a more mature and amicable parting of two people who know their relationship is over.

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Ask a questionWas there an alternate version of this song?Genius Answer1 contributor

Yes! Aside from the Spanish version released by the band, and the version from “Mamma Mia! The Film” a demo version surfaced with the first verse repeated between the third verse and the outro. This structure was returned to for the performance featured in the ABBA Voyage show.

+1Who produced “When All Is Said and Done” by ABBA?When did ABBA release “When All Is Said and Done”?Who wrote “When All Is Said and Done” by ABBA?Thank You for the Music (1994)ABBA

1. 1. People Need Love
2. 2. Another Town, Another Train
3. 3. He Is Your Brother
4. 4. Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
5. 5. Ring Ring
6. 6. Waterloo
7. 7. Hasta Mañana
8. 8. Honey, Honey
9. 9. Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
10. 10. So Long
11. 11. I’ve Been Waiting for You
12. 12. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
13. 13. SOS
14. 14. Mamma Mia
15. 15. Fernando
16. 16. Dancing Queen
17. 17. That’s Me
18. 18. When I Kissed the Teacher
19. 19. Money, Money, Money
20. 20. Crazy World
21. 21. My Love, My Life
22. 22. Knowing Me, Knowing You
23. 23. Happy Hawaii
24. 24. The Name of the Game [U.S. Remix]
25. 25. I Wonder (Departure) [Live]
26. 26. Eagle
27. 27. Take a Chance on Me
28. 29. Summer Night City [Full-Length Version]
29. 30. Chiquitita
30. 31. Lovelight
31. 32. Does Your Mother Know
32. 33. Voulez-Vous
33. 34. Angeleyes
34. 35. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
35. 36. I Have a Dream
36. 37. The Winner Takes It All
37. 38. Elaine
38. 39. Super Trouper
39. 40. Lay All Your Love on Me
40. 41. On and On and On
41. 42. Our Last Summer
42. 43. The Way Old Friends Do (Live)
43. 44. The Visitors
44. 45. One of Us
45. 46. Should I Laugh or Cry
46. 47. Head Over Heels
47. 48. When All Is Said and Done
48. 49. Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
49. 50. The Day Before You Came
50. 51. Cassandra
51. 52. Under Attack
52. 53. Put on Your White Sombrero
53. 54. Dream World
54. 55. Thank You for the Music (Doris Day Version)
55. 56. Hej gamle man!
56. 57. Merry-Go-Round
57. 58. Santa Rosa
58. 59. She’s My Kind of Girl
59. 60. Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smoky / Midnight Special [Medley]
60. 61. You Owe Me One
61. 62. Slipping Through My Fingers / Me and I (Live) [Dick Cavett Meets ABBA]
62. 63. ABBA Undeleted [Demo Medley]
63. 64. Waterloo [French/Swedish Version Medley]
64. 65. Ring Ring [Swedish/Spanish/German Version Medley]
65. 66. Honey, Honey [Swedish Version]
66. Ricky Rock ‘N’ Roller

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