Garth Brooks Talks Holiday Special and His Song That Helped Kelly Clarkson Post-Split (Exclusive)

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Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, were thrilled to learn how «The Dance» recently impacted Kelly Clarkson's life.On Monday's episode of, the singer-turned-host revealed to Brooks that his 1989 hit song was helping her get through her divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock.

Some lyrics in particular spoke to Clarkson. «I'm glad I didn't know / The way it all would end / The way it all would go / Our lives are better left to chance / I could have missed the pain / But I'da had to miss / The dance,» Brooks croons on the track.«I couldn't quite nail down the feeling.

You don't want to crap on it. You don't want to say, 'That didn't count or matter,' but you don't know what to put in it because it didn't work out how you wanted,».