About The Song
After launching his career with the No. 1 title track from his debut album, What Mattered Most, Herndon went top ten with “I Want My Goodbye Back” and top thirty with “Heart Half Empty,” a duet with Stephanie Bentley. He returned to the top with the lead single and title track from his sophomore album.
“Living in a Moment” is a beautifully written song with a heartwarming sentiment about loving someone so much, you’d die for them.
The backing track lacks such urgency, as if he wouldn’t die for her so much as take her to dinner if she’s willing to go dutch and skip dessert.
Herndon is a fantastic singer, as was clearly demonstrated on his breakthrough hit, “What Mattered Most.” But even he can’t do much with this arrangement, which is so flat that even the transitions from the verses to the chorus are indistinguishable.
Just like with so many other No. 1 hits from this year, the goal seems to be, “Don’t change the radio station,” not “Commit to this talented artist.”
Living in a Moment did better at radio overall than his debut album, and it repeated that set’s gold sales. In addition to the top five hit “Loved Too Much,” it featured the top twenty hit “I Have to Surrender” and the top thirty hit “She Wants to Be Wanted Again.” His third album, Big Hopes, launched with the top five hit, “A Man Holdin’ On (to a Woman Lettin’ Go),” followed by his third and final No. 1 single to date. We’ll cover that when we get to the end of 1998.
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Lyrics
Well the world just lost two lonely people
The world just lost two broken hearts
The odds were against it but baby here we are
In our own little place in our own little corner
This old cold world just got a little warmer
For the rest of my life I’m gonna hold you in my arms
And when they carve my stone all they’ll need to write on it
Is ‘Once lived a man who got all he ever wanted’
Tell me something, who could ask for more?
Than to be living in a moment you would die for
If you never get rich on what money can buy
It don’t matter to me, I’ll tell you why
I’ve got it all when I’m holding you this way
I’ll live to love you, I’d die to keep you
Safe inside these arms that need you
I’ll be loving you with the very last breath I take
And when they carve my stone all they’ll need to write on it
Is ‘Once lived a man who got all he ever wanted’
Tell me something, who could ask for more?
Than to be living in a moment you would die for
Ashes to ashes
Dust into dust
I’ll lay beside you
Forever in love
And when they carve my stone all they’ll need to write on it
Is ‘Once lived a man who got all he ever wanted’
Tell me something, who could ask for more?
Than to be living in a moment, loving every minute
Tell me something, who could ask for more?
Than to be living in a moment you would die for, mmm
Living in a moment you would die for
Oh baby, I’m living in a moment I would die for
Oh, living in a moment I would die for