Saddest songs you ever heard...

[Mark of the Lame responses]

Find the lyrics with a music lyrics search and post here. I actually have this song from a cheezy "Best of 1975 Country Music" CD that I picked up a few years ago.


Git yurself a hanky...and

Teddy Bear by Red Sovine

I was on the outskirts of a little southern town
Tryin' to reach my destination before the sun went down
The old CB was blarin' away on channel 1-9!
When there came a little boy's voice on the radio line

And he said: "Breaker 1-9! Is anyone there?
Come on back, truckers and talk to Teddy Bear!"
Well, I keyed the mike and said: "You got it, Teddy Bear!"
And a little boy's voice came back on the air

" 'Preciate the break, Who we got on that end?"
I told him my handle, and, then he began:
"Now, I'm not supposed to bother you fellows out there
Mom says you're busy and for me to stay off the air

But you see, I get lonely and it helps to talk
'Cause that's about all I can do, I'm crippled, and, I can't walk!"
I came back and told him to fire up that mike
And I'd talk to 'im, as long as he liked

"This was my dad's radio", the little boy said
"But I guess it's mine and mom's now, 'cause my daddy's dead!"
"Dad had a wreck about a month ago
He was trying to get home in a blindin' snow

Mom has to work now, to make ends meet
And I'm not much help, with my two crippled feet!"
"She says not to worry that we'll make it alright
But, I hear her crying, sometimes late at night

You know there's just one thing I want more than anything else to see
Aw, I know you guys are too busy to bother with me!"
"But, you see, my dad used to take me for rides when he was home
But, I guess that's all over now, since my daddy's gone

Not one breaker came on the old CB
As that little crippled boy talked with me
I tried hard to swallow a lump that just wouldn't stay down
As I thought about my boy back in Greenville Town

"Dad was going to take mom and me with him later on this year, Why,
l remember 'im saying: 'Someday this old truck will be yours, Teddy Bear!'
But, I know I'll never get to ride an 18-wheeler again
But, this old base will keep me in touch with all my trucker friends!"

"Teddy Bear's gonna back on out now and leave you alone
'Cause it's about time for mom to come home
But, you give me a shout when you're passin' through
And I'll sure be happy to come back to you!"

Well, I came back and I said: uh! "Before you go 10-10
What's your home 20, little CB friend?"
Well, he gave me his address and I didn't once hesitate
'Cause this hot load of freight was just gonna have to wait

I turned that truck around on a dime
And headed straight for Jackson Street, 229
And as I rounded the corner, oh, I got one heck of a shock
l8 wheelers were lined up for three city blocks!

Why, I guess every driver for miles around had caught Teddy Bear's call
And that little crippled boy was having a ball
For as fast as one driver would carry him in
Another would carry him to his truck and take off again

Well, you better believe I took my turn at riding Teddy Bear
And then I carried him back in and put him down in his chair
And buddy if I never live to see happiness again
I want you to know I saw it that day, in the face of that little man

We took up a collection for him before his mama got home
And each driver said goodbye and then they all were gone
He shook my hand with a mile-long grin
And said: "So long, trucker I'll catch ya again!"

Well, I hit the Interstate with tears in my eyes
I turned on the radio and I got another surprise
"Breaker 1-9!" Came a voice on the air
"Just one word of thanks from Mama Teddy Bear!"

"We wish each and every one, a special prayer for you
'Cause, You just made my little boy's dream come true
I'll sign off now, before, I start to cry
May God ride with you, 10-4, and goodbye."

[ChristineEnedy]

I totally REMEMBER that song! My dad would play it when I was a kid in the 70's!

[ChristineEnedy]

Here's one that chokes me up (because I know what it's about)... Bono wrote it for a friend who's child died...


U2 - Kite




Something

Is about to give

I can feel it coming

I think I know what it is



I'm not afraid to die

I'm not afraid to live

And when I'm flat on my back

I hope to feel like I did



And hardness

It sets in

You need some protection

The thinner the skin



I want you to know

That you don't need me anymore

I want you to know

You don't need anyone

Or anything at all



Who's to say where the wind will take you

Who's to say what it is will break you

I don't know

Which way the wind will blow



Who's to know when the time has come around

Don't want to see you cry

I know that this is not goodbye



It's somewhere I can taste the salty sea

There's a kite blowing out of control on the breeze

I wonder what's gonna happen to you

You wonder what has happened to me



I'm a man

I'm not a child

A man who sees

The shadow behind your eyes



Who's to say where the wind will take you

Who's to say what it is will break you

I don't know

Where the wind will blow



Who's to know when the time has come around

I don't want to see you cry

I know that this is not goodbye



Did I waste it

Not so much I couldn't taste it

Life should be fragrant

Rooftop to the basement



The last of the rocks stars

When hip-hop drove the big cars

In the time when new media

Was the big idea

What was the big idea

[Mark of the Lame responses]

I totally REMEMBER that song! My dad would play it when I was a kid in the 70's!

I have been told that it holds some sort of record for most singles sold in the week after its release. Don't know if its indeed true...but we were on a family vacation when it came on the first time I ever heard it and the car got really silent--and I even (a 12 year old smart alec of kid) choked up and had to clear the dust particle from my eye by the time it ended.

[ChristineEnedy]

I have been told that it holds some sort of record for most singles sold after its release. Don't know if its indeed true...but we were on a family vacation when it came on the first time I ever heard it and the car got really silent--and I even (a 12 year old smart alec of kid) choked up and had to clear the dust particle from my eye by the time it ended.

Wow! That's CRAZY! I haven't heard that song in sooooo long! You took me back a few years... My dad's big red Chevy Impala, CB radios, no gas at the pumps... my dad would like to take Sunday drives and play country music on the radio... man, the memories!

[WhataGeorger]

How about this classic oldie:




Teen angel, teen angel, teen angel, ooh, ooh

That fateful night the car was stalled
upon the railroad track
I pulled you out and we were safe
but you went running back

Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love

What was it you were looking for
that took your life that night
They said they found my high school ring
clutched in your fingers tight

Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love

Just sweet sixteen, and now you're gone
They've taken you away.
I'll never kiss your lips again
They buried you today

Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love
Teen angel, teen angel, answer me, please

[CapitolHill Jill]

In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley always makes me sad.

[Lisa in Delaware]

Hearing "Freshmen" by the Verve Pipe makes me feel sad.

Freshmen - the Verve Pipe

When I was young I knew everything
And she a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
His girl took a week's worth of Valium and slept
Now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
hat made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

We've tried to wash our hands of all of this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen
We were merely freshmen
We were merely freshmen

[bobmc12]

There's a song called "Christmas Shoes" or something like that, which you always hear around the holidays. It's certainly close to the saddest song I've ever heard.

My first instinct was to pick "Brick" by Ben Folds Five.

But the 70s were full of songs like that. "Seasons In The Sun", for one, but that one's too much of a cliche. I actually remember that "Teddy Bear" song, and I had completely forgotten about it. It was right in the middle of the mid-70's CB radio craze.

Here's my vote for the saddest song ever... from the mid 70's, "Rocky" by Austin Roberts:


Alone until my eighteenth year
We met four springs ago
She was shy and had a fear
Of things she did not know
But we got it on together
In such a super way
We held each other close at night
And traded dreams each day

And she said,
"Rocky, I've never been in love before
Don't know if I can do it
But if you let me lean on you
Take my hand, I might get through it" (through it)
I said, "Baby, oh sweet baby
It's love that sets us free
And God knows if the world should end
Your love is safe with me"

We found an old gray house
And you would not believe the way
We worked at night to fix it up
Took classes in the day
Paintin' walls and sippin' wine
Sleepin' on the floor
With so much love for just two
Soon we found there'd be one more

And she said,
"Rocky, I've never had a baby before
Don't know if I can do it
But if you let me lean on you
Take my hand, I might get through it" (through it)
I said, "Baby, oh sweet baby
It's love that sets us free
And God knows if the world should end
Your love is safe with me"

We had lots of problems then but
We had lots of fun
Like the crazy party
When our baby girl turned one
I was proud and satisfied
Life had so much to give
'Till the day they told me
That she didn't have long to live

She said,
"Rocky, I've never had to die before
Don't know if I can do it..."

Now it's back to two again
The little girl and I
Who looks so much like her sweet mother
Sometimes it makes me cry
I sleep alone at nights again
I walk alone each day
And sometimes when I'm about to give in
I hear her sweet voice say, to me

"Rocky, you know you've been alone before
You know that you can do it
But if you'd like to lean on me
Take my hand, I'll help you through it" (through it)
I said, "Baby, oh sweet baby
It's love that sets us free
And I told you when the world would end
Your love was safe with me"

She said,
"Rocky, you know you've been alone before
You know that you can do it
But if you'd like to lean on me...

[Stephen in Delaware]

Where Were You
(Alan Jackson)

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Out in the yard with your wife and children
Working on some stage in LA
Did you stand there in shock at the site of
That black smoke rising against that blue sky
Did you shout out in anger
In fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry

Did you weep for the children
Who lost their dear loved ones
And pray for the ones who don't know
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below

Did you burst out in pride
For the red white and blue
The heroes who died just doing what they do
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself to what really matters

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Teaching a class full of innocent children
Driving down some cold interstate
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
In a crowded room did you feel alone
Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her
Did you dust off that bible at home
Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
Speak with some stranger on the street
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Go out and buy you a gun
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger
Stand in line and give your own blood
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Thank God you had somebody to love

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

The greatest is love
The greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day

[sharon BDL]

How about this classic oldie

Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love
Teen angel, teen angel, answer me, please

this one gets me every time. and Danny Boy.

[Mike in Pittsburgh]

Where Were You
(Alan Jackson)

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Out in the yard with your wife and children
Working on some stage in LA
Did you stand there in shock at the site of
That black smoke rising against that blue sky
Did you shout out in anger
In fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry

Did you weep for the children
Who lost their dear loved ones
And pray for the ones who don't know
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below

Did you burst out in pride
For the red white and blue
The heroes who died just doing what they do
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself to what really matters

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Teaching a class full of innocent children
Driving down some cold interstate
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
In a crowded room did you feel alone
Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her
Did you dust off that bible at home
Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
Speak with some stranger on the street
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Go out and buy you a gun
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger
Stand in line and give your own blood
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Thank God you had somebody to love

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

The greatest is love
The greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day

Yes!--stop, look around, know what really matters.

A really sad song, and not so hopeful:
"Concrete Angel", Martina McBride

Concrete Angel

She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

[10_Pin_Mama]

The Show Must Go On by Queen.
I knew Freddie Mercury had AIDS,
you could see it in his performances just before he died. I am such
a huge Queen fan; to this day I remember vividly the day he announced he had AIDS and the following day, with the announcement of his death. :(

Empty spaces, what are we waiting for
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score
On and on
Does anybody know what we are looking for

Another hero another mindless crime
Behind the curtain in the pantomime
Hold the line
Does anybody want to take it anymore

The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on

Whatever happens I'll leave it all to chance
Another heartache another failed romance
On and on
Does anybody know what we are living for
I guess I'm learning
I must be warmer now
I'll soon be turning round the corner now
Outside the dawn is breaking
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free

The show must go on
The show must go on, yeah
Oooh inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
Yeah oh oh oh

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly, my friends

The show must go on, yeah
The show must go on
I'll face it with a grin
I'm never giving in
On with the show

I'll top the bill
I'll overkill
I have to find the will to carry on
On with the
On with the show

The show must go on

[Rich the Mixologist]

In the mid 80's when Ozzy was being blasted for "Suicide Solution", which was about the drinking death of Bon Scott (lead singer of AC/DC), This song from Metallica seemed to be ignored.

"Fade to Black" by Metallica
Life, it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters, no one else

I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free

Things not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this can't be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel

Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me, but now he's gone

No one but me can save myself, but it's too late
Now I can't think, think why I should even try

Yesterday seems as though it never existed
Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye

[Hermanus]

There are a couple songs that make me feel down. One of them is Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were...

Memries,
Like the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures,
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? could we?
Memries, may be beautiful and yet
Whats too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So its the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember...
The way we were...
The way we were...
(from Lyricsfreak.com)

Another one is Lyle Lovett's Nobody Knows Me
And I like cream in my coffee
And I like to sleep late on Sunday
And nobody knows me like my baby
And I like eggs over easy
With flour tortillas
And nobody knows me like my baby

And nobody holds me
And nobody knows me
Nobody knows me like my baby

But it was a dream made to order
South of the border
And nobody knows me like my baby
And she cried man how could you do it
And I swore that there weren't nothing to it
But nobody knows me like my baby

And nobody holds me
And nobody knows me
Nobody knows me like my baby

And I like cream in my coffee
And I hate to be alone on Sunday
And nobody knows me like my baby
(from cowboylyrics.com)

[george1861]

Seasons in the sun, Honey, when I was little "Puff the Magic Dragon".

[Candy]

You all have posted some great songs.. Almost all of them of some of favorite songs.
Here's another one that's at good one. No really sure who I heard it performed by. But this is what I found on the internet..

Roses for Mama
Words and music by Johnny Wilson / Gene Dobbins / Wayne Sharpe. Arranged by Chip Davis.
To be read slowly out loud, as if reminiscing.

Well, I had two weeks vacation comin’,
so I thought I’d drive down to Florida:
spend some time with an old friend,
date a few girls,
make a few parties,
and just kinda live it up again.

So I packed up my car,
and then I called my Mom in Tennesee,
and told her what I planned to do.
She said, “Son, are you comin’ by?”
And I said, “Mom, I’m really pushed for time,
but I’ll see you in a week or two.”

And I was drivin’ through this little town in Georgia
when I remembered:
today’s Mama’s birthday.
Well, I thought, I’ll just stop and
wire some flowers; shouldn’t take too long;
then I’ll be on my way.

So I walked into a flower shop
and the first thing I saw was this little boy,
with his eyes full of tears.
I said, “What’s wrong, son?” He said,
“Mama loves roses. And today’s her birthday,
and I haven’t seen her in almost a year.”

He said, “I live with Grandma now.
But I promised Mama some roses,
’cause I talk to her all the time.
I wanted to give her five,
’cause that’s how old I am.
But the lady said I couldn’t buy ’em with just a dime.”

Roses for Mama
Today’s her birthday
Roses for Mama
Today’s her birthday

Well, the little fella’s story
kinda touched my heart, so I told the lady
to give him what he wanted and charge it to me.
Then I told her
I needed to wire a dozen roses to my Mama,
up in Chapel Hill, Tennessee.

I looked around, and the little boy was gone.
But all of a sudden the door flew open
and he come runnin’ back in and he said,
“Mister, I forgot to thank you for the roses.”
He smiled, he shook my hand,
and ran back out again.

Well, I started on out of town.
And I was feelin’ real proud of myself
for thinkin’ of my Mama and really carin’,
when I looked out the window
and I saw that same little boy,
kneelin’ by a grave in an old cemetery.

I stopped my car and walked over to where
the little boy was kneelin’ down. And he smiled
up at me and said, “This is where my Mama stays.
She says she sure does thank you
for these pretty roses.”
Well, that’s when I had to walk away.

And I drove straight back to that flower shop
and I said, “Lady,
have you sent those flowers to Tennessee?”
She said, “No, not yet.”
I said, “Well, never mind.
I’ll just take them back with me.”

Roses for Mama
Today’s her birthday
Roses for Mama
Today’s her birthday

[River City]

The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot

he legend lives on from the chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called gitche gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of november turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more
Than the edmund fitzgerald weighed empty.
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of november came early.

The ship was the pride of the american side
Coming back from some mill in wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for cleveland
And later that night when the ships bell rang
Could it be the north wind theyd been feelin?
The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the captain did too,
Twas the witch of november come stealin.
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
When the gales of november came slashin.
When afternoon came it was freezin rain
In the face of a hurricane west wind.

When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin.
Fellas, its too rough to feed ya.
At seven p.m. a main hatchway caved in, he said
Fellas, its been good tknow ya
The captain wired in he had water comin in
And the good ship and crew was in peril.
And later that night when his lights went outta sight
Came the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald.

Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searches all say theyd have made whitefish bay
If theyd put fifteen more miles behind her.
They might have split up or they might have capsized;
May have broke deep and took water.
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters.

Lake huron rolls, superior sings
In the rooms of her ice-water mansion.
Old michigan steams like a young mans dreams;
The islands and bays are for sportsmen.
And farther below lake ontario
Takes in what lake erie can send her,
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of november remembered.

In a musty old hall in detroit they prayed,
In the maritime sailors cathedral.
The church bell chimed till it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the edmund fitzgerald.
The legend lives on from the chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call gitche gumee.
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
When the gales of november come early!

http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/GLImages/images/TMHS00178f.jpg

[Calla Flower]

"One Moment More" by Mindy Smith makes me cry just thinking about it. :(

[BlooEyez]

Sunny days seem to hurt the most.
I wear the pain like a heavy coat.
I feel you everywhere I go.
I see your smile, I see your face,
I hear you laughin' in the rain.
I still can't believe you're gone.

It ain't fair: you died too young,
Like the story that had just begun,
But death tore the pages all away.
God knows how I miss you,
All the hell that I've been through,
Just knowin' no-one could take your place.
An' sometimes I wonder,
Who'd you be today?

Would you see the world? Would you chase your dreams?
Settle down with a family,
I wonder what would you name your babies?
Some days the sky's so blue,
I feel like I can talk to you,
An' I know it might sound crazy.

It ain't fair: you died too young,
Like the story that had just begun,
But death tore the pages all away.
God knows how I miss you,
All the hell that I've been through,
Just knowin' no-one could take your place.
An' sometimes I wonder,
Who you'd be today?

Today, today, today.
Today, today, today.

[Instrumental Break]

Sunny days seem to hurt the most.
I wear the pain like a heavy coat.
The only thing that gives me hope,
Is I know I'll see you again some day.

Some day, some day, some day.

[The Sports Guy]

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE...................OLD SHEP

(I FORGOT THE WORDS, BUT IT IS SAD)

[YOUR NO DAISY]

Teddy Bear by Red Sovine



I havent heard that song since I was about ten.I love that song.I used to listen to all those trucker songs because my dad was a trucker and was always on the road. memories....

[YOUR NO DAISY]

how 'bout "me and little andy".think, by Dolly parton

[Roughrdr]

Not really sad, but I find a good listen

Riding with Private Malone by David Ball.

I was just out of the service thumbing through the classifieds
When an ad that said:"Old Chevy" somehow caught my eye
The lady didn't know the year,or even if it ran
But I had that thousand dollars in my hand

It was way back in the corner of this old ramshackle barn
Thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
When I pulled the cover off,it took away my breath
What she called a Chevy was a sixty six Corvette

I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills
But what a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel
I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note
The date was nineteen-sixty six and this is what it wrote:

He said,"My name is Private Andrew Malone"
"If you're reading this,then I didn't make it home"
"But for every dream that shattered,another one comes true"
"This car was once a dream of mine,now it belongs to you"
"And though you may take her and make her your own"
"You'll always be riding with Private Malone"

Well it didn't take me long at all,I had her running good
I love to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood
I had her shining lika a diamond and I'd put the rag top down
All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town

The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right
But it picked up that oldie show,especially late at night
I'd get the feeling sometimes,if I turned real quick I'd see
A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me

It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that's shattered,another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his,back when it was new
He told me to take her and make her my own
And I was proud to be riding with Private Malone

One night it was raining hard,I took the curve too fast
I still dont remember much about that fiery crash
Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
They didn't get his name, but I know without a doubt

It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that's shattered,another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his,back when it was new
I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along
That night I was riding with Private Malone
Oh,thank God,I was riding with Private Malone

[Roughrdr]

For your listening pleasure.

Teddy Bear (http://home.earthlink.net/~animetrucker/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/teddy_bear.mp3)

In the Ghetto (http://home.earthlink.net/~animetrucker/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/in_the_ghetto.mp3)

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[Mark of the Lame responses]

For your listening pleasure.

Teddy Bear (http://home.earthlink.net/~animetrucker/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/teddy_bear.mp3)


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Man, I have listened to that song 3 times in the last 2 days and it still makes me get a huge lump in my throat and then a stupid speck of dust floated down in my eye...(blows nose)...dambit.

[T.J. in Poke County]

This one always gets me:

The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door

I know that Im a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
I know that Im a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
Im afraid thats all weve got

You say you just dont see it
He says its perfect sense
You just cant get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defence

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
Its too late when we die
To admit we dont see eye to eye

So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
Its the bitterness that lasts

So dont yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you dont give up, and dont give in
You may just be o.k.

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
Its too late when we die
To admit we dont see eye to eye

I wasnt there that morning
When my father passed away
I didnt get to tell him
All the things I had to say

I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
Im sure I heard his echo
In my babys new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
Its too late when we die
To admit we dont see eye to eye

[Amy in PA]

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE...................OLD SHEP

(I FORGOT THE WORDS, BUT IT IS SAD)

I remember them singing that on Hee Haw when I was about 12 and I ran to my room crying.

[Amy in PA]

This one always gets me:

The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door

I know that Im a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
I know that Im a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
Im afraid thats all weve got

You say you just dont see it
He says its perfect sense
You just cant get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defence

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
Its too late when we die
To admit we dont see eye to eye

So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
Its the bitterness that lasts

So dont yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you dont give up, and dont give in
You may just be o.k.

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
Its too late when we die
To admit we dont see eye to eye

I wasnt there that morning
When my father passed away
I didnt get to tell him
All the things I had to say

I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
Im sure I heard his echo
In my babys new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
Its too late when we die
To admit we dont see eye to eye

Right after this song was released, an 18 year old co-worker's dad went into the city pool at night and killed himself. It was so hard to listen to this song over and over that whole summer.

[Candy]

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE...................OLD SHEP

(I FORGOT THE WORDS, BUT IT IS SAD)
Found several different versions, perhaps this is the right one.

Link to Old Shep performed by Walter Brennan (http://www.homestead.com/deestory/shep.html)

Old Shep

When I was a lad
And Old Shep was a pup ...
Over hills and meadows we'd stray.
Just a boy and his dog,
We were both full of fun.
We grew up together that way.

I remember the time
at the old swimmin' hole,
When I would have drowned
beyond doubt.
Shep was right there
To the rescue he came
He jumped in
and then pulled me out.
As the years fast did roll,
Old Shep he grew old.
His eyes were fast growing dim.
And one day the doctor
looked at me and said,
"I can do no more for him, Jim."
With hands that were trembling,
I picked up my gun
And aimed it at Shep's faithful head.
I just couldn't do it,
I wanted to run.
I wish
they would shoot me instead.
He came to my side,
And looked up at me.
And laid his old head on my knee
I stroked the best friend
That a man ever had,
I cried so I scarcely could see.
Old Shep
he knew he was going to go,
For he reached out
and licked at my hand.
He looked up at me
just as much as to say,
We're parting,
but you understand. Old Shep he has gone
Where the good doggies go,
And no more with Old Shep will I roam.
But if dogs have a heaven,
There's one thing I know ...
Old Shep has a wonderful home

[The Sports Guy]

You gave me a mountain

By Frankie Laine

[acm323]

This one comes to mind. It's by Don Henley and Bonnie Raitt.

"Baby Sometimes, Love just ain't Enough"


I dont wanna lose you,
I dont wanna use you
Just to have somebody by my side
And I dont wanna hate you
I dont wanna take you
But I dont wanna be the one to cry
That dont really matter to anyone, anymore
But like a fool I keep losing my place
And I keep seeing you walk through that door

But theres a danger in loving somebody too much
And its sad when you know its your heart you cant trust
Theres a reason why people dont stay where they are
Baby sometimes love just aint enough

Now I could never change you
I dont wanna blame you
Baby you dont have to take the fall
Yes I may have hurt you
But I did not desert you
Maybe I just wanna have it all
It makes a sound like thunder
It makes me feel like rain
And like a fool who will never see the truth
I keep thinking somethings gonna change

But theres a danger in loving somebody too much
And its sad when you know its your heart you cant trust
Theres a reason why people dont stay where they are
Baby sometimes love just aint enough

And theres no way home
When its late at night and youre all alone
Are there things that you wanted to say
Do you feel me beside you in your bed
There beside you where I used to lay

And theres a danger in loving somebody too much
And its sad when you know its your heart they cant touch.
Theres a reason why people dont stay who they are
Cause baby sometimes love just aint enough.
Baby sometimes love just aint enough.

[Falling rock]

Artist:GenesisAlbum:We Can't DanceTitle:Dreaming While You Sleep
In and out of darkness, in and out of sleep
Trying to keep my hands upon the wheel.
Never saw the corner in the driving rain.
I never saw her step into the street.

Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep
Memories to keep
Dreaming while you sleep

I can never understand what went thru my mind
I didn't stop to see what i had done.
Had to keep on driving deep into the night
The miles between would somehow put it right

Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep
Memories to keep
Dreaming while you sleep

All my life you lie silently there
All my life in a world so unfair
All my life and only i'll know why
And it will live inside of me,
I will never be free all my life,
Trapped in her memory all my life
Till the day that you open your eyes,
Please open your eyes

Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep



Heard it on the radio, saw it on tv,
But could i take my secret to the grave.
If i had another chance, would i do the same.
Would i still deny that it was me.

Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep,
Are you dreaming while you sleep?

All my life i'll be haunted by
All my life just one moment in time
All my life until the day i die
And it will live inside of me
Oh i will never be free all my life
Trapped in her memory all my life
Till the day that you open your eyes

All of my life - you lie silently there
All my life - in a world so unfair
All my life - and only i know why
And it will live inside of me
I will never be free all my life
Trapped in her memory - all my life
Till the day that you open your eyes.

All of my life.
Just one moment of time, all my life.

[Candy]

Patches
by Bobby Vinton

Composer: Dickey Lee Lipscomb

Down by the river that flows by the coal yards
Stands wooden houses with shutters torn down
There lives a girl everybody calls Patches
Patches my darling of Old Shanty town

We plan to marry when June brought the summer
I couldn't wait to make Patches my bride
Now I don't see how that ever can happen
My folks say no, and my heart breaks inside

Patches oh what can I do
I swear I'll always love you
But a girl from that place
Would just bring me disgrace
So my folks won't let me love you

Each night I cry as I think of that shanty
And pretty Patches there watchin' the door
She doesn't know that I can't come to see her
Patches must think that I love her no more

I hear a neighbor tellin' my father
He says a girl name of Patches was found
Floating face down in that dirty old river
That flows by the coal yards in Old Shanty Town

Patches oh what can I do
I swear I'll always love you
It may not be right but I'll join you tonight
Patches I'm coming to you

[roguenoir]

Trucks and Trains by Alkaline Trio.

I think it's about some guy committing suicide in the ocean and seeing the water around him turn completely red from his own blood before passing out.

http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=14011

[Jay]

It's not really a sad song, but one that always brings a tear to my eye is "Letters from Home" by John Michael Montgomery.

[W³]

The Curse of Millhaven

-Nick Cave


I live in a town called Millhaven
And it's small and it's mean and it's cold
But if you come around just as the sun goes down
You can watch the whole town turn to gold
It's around about then that I used to go a-roaming
Singing La la la la La la la lie
All God's children they all gotta die
My name is Loretta but I prefer Lottie
I'm closing in on my fifteenth year
And if you think you have seen a pair of eyes more green
Then you sure didn't see them around here
My hair is yellow and I'm always a-combing
La la la la La la la lie
Mama often told me we all got to die
You must have heard about The Curse Of Millhaven
How last Christmas Bill Blake's little boy didn't come home
They found him next week in One Mile Creek
His head bashed in and his pockets full of stones
Well, just imagine all the wailing and moaning
La la la la La la la lie
Even little Billy Blake's boy, he had to die
Then Professor O'Rye from Millhaven High
Found nailed to his door his prize-winning terrier
Then next day the old fool brought little Biko to school
And we all had to watch as he buried her
His eulogy to Biko had all the tears a-flowing
La la la la La la la lie
Even God's little creatures, they have to die
Our little town fell into a state of shock
A lot of people were saying things that made little sense
Then the next thing you know the head of Handyman Joe
Was found in the fountain of the Mayor's residence
Foul play can really get a small town going
La la la la La la la lie
Even God's children all have to die
Then, in a cruel twist of fate, old Mrs Colgate
Was stabbed but the job was not complete
The last thing she said before the cops pronounced her dead
Was, "My killer is Loretta and she lives across the street!"
Twenty cops burst through my door without even phoning
La la la la La la la lie
The young ones, the old ones, they all gotta die
Yes, it is I, Lottie. The Curse Of Millhaven
I've struck horror in the heart of this town
Like my eyes ain't green and my hair ain't yellow
It's more like the other way around
I gotta pretty little mouth underneath all the foaming
La la la la La la la lie
Sooner or later we all gotta die
Since I was no bigger than a weavil they've been saying I was evil
That if "bad" was a boot that I'd fit it
That I'm a wicked young lady, but I've been trying hard lately
O fuck it! I'm a monster! I admit it!
It makes me so mad my blood really starts a-going
La la la la La la la lie
Mama always told me that we all gotta die
Yeah, I drowned the Blakey kid, stabbed Mrs. Colgate, I admit
Did the handyman with his circular saw in his garden shed
But I never crucified little Biko, that was two junior high school psychos
Stinky Bohoon and his friend with the pumpkin-sized head
I'll sing to the lot, now you got me going
La la la la La la la lie
All God's children have all gotta die
There were all the others, all our sisters and brothers
You assumed were accidents, best forgotten
Recall the children who broke through the ice on Lake Tahoo?
Everyone assumed the "Warning" signs had followed them to the bottom
Well, they're underneath the house where I do quite a bit of stowing
La la la la La la la lie
Even twenty little children, they had to die
And the fire of '91 that razed the Bella Vista slum
There was the biggest shit-fight this country's ever seen
Insurance companies ruined, land lords getting sued
All cause of wee girl with a can of gasoline
Those flames really roared when the wind started blowing
La la la la La la la lie
Rich man, poor man, all got to die
Well I confessed to all these crimes and they put me on trial
I was laughing when they took me away
Off to the asylum in an old black Mariah
It ain't home, but you know, it's fucking better than jail
It ain't such bad old place to have a home in
La la la la La la la lie
All God's children they all gotta die
Now I got shrinks that will not rest with their endless Rorschach tests
I keep telling them they're out to get me
They ask me if I feel remorse and I answer, "Why of course!
There is so much more I could have done if they'd let me!"
So it's Rorschach and Prozac and everything is groovy
Singing La la la la La la la lie
All God's children they all have to die
La la la la La la la lie
I'm happy as a lark and everything is fine
Singing La la la la La la la lie
Yeah, everything is groovy and everything is fine
Singing La la la la La la la lie
All God's children they gotta die

[aces1820]

"Seven Spanish Angels" by Willie Nelson and Ray Charles. It's sad in its own right, but the night I downloaded it was the night that NHRA racer Darrell Russell was killed in a racing accident. He was from Texas and up until the second verse about the wife it was as if the song was written about his last day here. I've not listened to the song since without thinking about that night and the fact that the song was done, but I hadn't listened to it yet because I wanted to see coverage of the race, completely oblivious to what had occurred there that evening.

Seven Spanish Angels
Willie Nelson and Ray Charles

He looked down into her brown eyes,
Said, " Say a prayer for me."
She threw her arms around him,
Whispered, "God will keep us free."
They could hear the riders comin,
He said, "This is my last fight.
If they take me back to Texas,
They won't take me back alive."

Chorus
There were seven Spanish Angels,
At the alter of the Sun.
They were prayin' for the lovers,
In the valley of the gun.
When the battle stopped,
And the smoke cleared.
There was thunder from the throne.
And seven Spanish angels,
Took another angel home.

She reached down and picked the gun up,
That lay smokin in his hand.
She said, "Father please forgive me,
I can't make it without my man."
And she knew the gun was empty,
And she knew she couldn't win.
Her final prayer was answered,
When the rifles fired again.

Chorus

[S4L]

A Perfect Sonnet by Bright Eyes:

Lyrics (http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Perfect-Sonnet-lyrics-Bright-Eyes/369F30002AFE587848256D68000A5581)

[Bob Wegotababyitsaboy!]

Seasons in the sun, Honey, when I was little "Puff the Magic Dragon".

Yes, Puff the Magic Dragon is a sad song.

[Bob Wegotababyitsaboy!]

I have only heard the Peal Jam version

"Last Kiss"

Oh where, oh where can my baby be,
The Lord took her away from me.
She's gone to heaven so I've got to be good,
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

We were out on a date, in my daddy's car,
We hadn't driven very far,
There in the road, straight up ahead,
A car was stalled, the engine was dead.

I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right,
I'll never forget the sound that night.
The screamin' tires, the bustin' glass,
The painful scream that I heard last...

Chorus

When I woke up, the rain was pouring down,
There were people standin' all around.
Something warm going through my eyes,
But somehow I found my baby that night.

I lifted her head, she looked at me and said
"Hold me darlin' just a little while."
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss,
I found the love that I knew I had missed.

Well now she's gone, even though I hold her tight,
I lost my love, my life that night.

Chorus

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...

[Rabbit Man]

Caroline,No by the Beach Boys

Not just a song about lost love, but lost innocence:

Where did your long hair go
Where is the girl I used to know
How could you lose that happy glow
Oh Caroline, no..

Who took that look away
I remember how you used to say
You'd never change but that's not true
Oh Caroline, you..
Break my heart, I want to go and cry
It's so sad to watch a sweet thing die
Oh Caroline, no..

Could I ever find in you again
Things that made me love you so much then
Could we every bring them back once they have gone
Oh Caroline, no..

[Jay]

Can't forget "Cats in the Cradle."

[Beatle Boy]

There were many "Tragic Endings" songs from '59-'62 (Tom Dooley, Teen Angel, El Paso were all #1's), Leader of the Pack were all from that time. Others include "Abraham, Martin & John" by Dion, Alone Again (Naturely) by Gilbert O'Sullivan and "In My Life" by the Beatles. Does anybody remember Dr. Demento's "Leader of the Laundrymat" & "Mr. Custer"?!?

My favorite sad songs include
"Please Daddy(Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" and "The Ball" by John Denver
"Daisy A Day" by Jud Stunk
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro

[JA Cumbo]

Hospital by The Modern Lovers

When you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes
And when you get out of the dating bar
I'll be here to get back into your life
I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes
Oh, I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
I go to bakeries all day long
There's a lack of sweetness in my life
And there is pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
Oh there is pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
Makes me think about me
That I've lost my pride
But I'm in love with this power that resides in your eyes
You live in modern apartments
Well I even got scared once or twice
Last time I walked down your street
There were tears in my eyes
Well these streets
We all know
They help us cry when we're alone late at night
Don't you love them too?
That where you got your eyes?
Oh I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
How I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
Now... your world
It is beautiful
I'll take the subway to your suburb sometime
I'll seek out the places that must have been magic
to your little girl mind
Now as a little girl
You must have been magic
I still get jealous of your old boyfriends
in the suburbs sometimes
And when I walk down your street
Probably be tears in my eyes
(I knew it would happen)
I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
So... when you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
But I'm in love with your eyes

[T.J. in Poke County]

Another one that "gets" me is "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton.

[The Sports Guy]

There were many "Tragic Endings" songs from '59-'62 (Tom Dooley, Teen Angel, El Paso were all #1's), Leader of the Pack were all from that time. Others include "Abraham, Martin & John" by Dion, Alone Again (Naturely) by Gilbert O'Sullivan and "In My Life" by the Beatles. Does anybody remember Dr. Demento's "Leader of the Laundrymat" & "Mr. Custer"?!?

My favorite sad songs include
"Please Daddy(Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" and "The Ball" by John Denver
"Daisy A Day" by Jud Stunk
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro

What about another novelty song by Sue Thomson called " SAD MOVIES" (Always make me cry)

[Beatle Boy]

What about another novelty song by Sue Thomson called " SAD MOVIES" (Always make me cry)Right on the money with that one, Sports Guy! She followed that #5 hit with a #3 hit"Norman" in Jan. '61. I got a Time-Life CD of Sad Songs amoung thier "Hits of the 50's & 60's collection that is loaned out right now & it's full of tear jerkers that I play when im down in the dumps.

[The Sports Guy]

There were many "Tragic Endings" songs from '59-'62 (Tom Dooley, Teen Angel, El Paso were all #1's), Leader of the Pack were all from that time. Others include "Abraham, Martin & John" by Dion, Alone Again (Naturely) by Gilbert O'Sullivan and "In My Life" by the Beatles. Does anybody remember Dr. Demento's "Leader of the Laundrymat" & "Mr. Custer"?!?

My favorite sad songs include
"Please Daddy(Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" and "The Ball" by John Denver
"Daisy A Day" by Jud Stunk
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro

I remember LEADER OF THE LAUNDRYMAT & MR. CUSTER As long as we're on novelty songs how about this one TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT by Rolf Harris

[Jay]

As long as we're on novelty songs how about this one TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT by Rolf HarrisOr how about Weird Al's "Jurassic Park"? That song and its video give me the creeps. It's a parody of "Macarthur Park", which I have never been able to decipher. (Is a cake left out in a park and being dissolved by the rain supposed to be a metaphor for something, or just a bad acid trip?)

[GangGreenGreg]

Three Wooden Crosses by Randy Travis

A farmer and a teacher, a hooker and a preacher,
Ridin' on a midnight bus bound for Mexico.
One's headed for vacation, one for higher education,
An' two of them were searchin' for lost souls.
That driver never ever saw the stop sign.
An' eighteen wheelers can't stop on a dime.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows.
I guess it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

That farmer left a harvest, a home and eighty acres,
The faith an' love for growin' things in his young son's heart.
An' that teacher left her wisdom in the minds of lots of children:
Did her best to give 'em all a better start.
An' that preacher whispered: "Can't you see the Promised Land?"
As he laid his blood-stained bible in that hooker's hand.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows.
I guess it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

That's the story that our preacher told last Sunday.
As he held that blood-stained bible up,
For all of us to see.
He said: "Bless the farmer, and the teacher, an' the preacher;
"Who gave this Bible to my mamma,
"Who read it to me."

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, now I guess we know.
It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway.

[GangGreenGreg]

Even though its not a "sad song" I will cry when I hear a good version of "God Bless America". The reason being is that my grandfather, an army veteran, passed away on October 23, 2001 and we sang it at the graveside service. With the emotion of the day, plus with September 11 being about 6 weeks before, I got to the "...Stand beside her" part and completely broke down. Which is something I rarely do, I will "get dust in my eye" sometimes, but truly breaking down is rare for me.

[Jay]

Even though its not a "sad song" I will cry when I hear a good version of "God Bless America".I'm the same way with "God Bless the USA." Either the Lee Greenwood original or a good rendition. It's hard to sing that song without produicing tears.

[AlvaStarr*]

The Rose by Bette Midler, makes me cry every time :-(

[Beatle Boy]

"Candle in the Wind" - by Elton John

This became the biggest selling song ever in England after it was rereleased after Pricess Di's death.

"Sacrifice" by E J is another classic sad song as well

[Rabbit Man]

Empty Garden - Elton John


What happened here,
As the New York sunset disappeared?
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there.
Who lived here?
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot,
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.
And now it all looks strange.
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain.

And what's it for,
This little empty garden by the brownstone door?
And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more.
Who lived here?
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot,
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.
And we are so amazed! We're crippled and we're dazed....
A gardener like that one, no one can replace.

And I've been knocking, but no one answers.
And I've been knocking, most all the day.
Oh and I've been calling ,oh hey, hey, Johnny!
Can't you come out to play?

And through their tears,
Some say he farmed his best in younger years.
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger, if only he could hear.
Who lived there?
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot,
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls.....
We hear, we hear your name.....

And I've been knocking, but no one answers.
And I've been knocking, most all the day.
Oh and I've been calling ,oh hey, hey, Johnny!
Can't you come out to play,
In your empty garden?
Johnny?
Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden


John Lennon would have been 66 next Tuesday.

[Chicken Hawk]

This one kills me every time.

The Baby - Blake Shelton

My brother said that I
was rotten to the core.
I was the youngest child,
so I got by with more.

I guess she was tired by
the time I came along.
She'd laugh until she cried,
I could do no wrong.
She would always save me,
because I was her baby.

I worked a factory in Ohio,
a shrimp boat in the Bayou,
I drove a truck in Birmingham.
Turned 21 in Cincinnati,
I called home to mom and daddy,
I said "Your boy is now a man."
She said "I don't care if you're 80,
you'll always be my baby."

She loved that photograph,
of our whole family.
She'd always point us out,
for all her friend's to see.

That's Greg he's doing great,
he really loves his job.
And Ronnie with his 2 kids,
how 'bout that wife he's got.
And that one's kinda crazy,
but that one is my baby.

I got a call in Alabama,
said come on home to Louisiana
and come as fast as you can fly.
Cause your momma really needs you,
and says she's got to see you,
she might not make it through the night.
The whole way I drove 80
so she could see her baby.

She looked like she was sleepin'
and my family had been weepin'
by the time that I got to her side.
And I knew that she'd been taken,
and my heart it was breakin',
I never got to say goodbye.

I softly kissed that lady
and cried just like a baby.

[Biker Bernie]

The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot


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I took a motorcycle trip to the U.P. and on the rocky shore there was a memorial made out of drift wood and rock pictures on the drift wood decoupage over them, it was over whelming…

[Biker Bernie]

Cats in the Cradle Jim Croche and In the Living Years Mike and the Mechanics

In the live years hit even more home to me that Cats especially when Dad died when he was 59 and my girl was born 3 months later

Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics
Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door

I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my Father held so dear
I know that I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
I'm afraid that's all we've got

You say you just don't see it
He says it's perfect sense
You just can't get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defence

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It's the bitterness that lasts

So Don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you don't give up, and don't give in
You may just be O.K.

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

I wasn't there that morning
When my Father passed away
I didn't get to tell him
All the things I had to say :(

I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
I'm sure I heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years :(

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye


Guys do not be afraid to tell you father you LOVE him, Please take my advice and save yourself a lot of grief...

[Jay]

One more: "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor.

[Kathy in WV]

Tell Laura I Love Her
( Ray Peterson )

Laura and Tommy were lovers
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents,
But most of all, a wedding ring

He saw a sign for a stock car race
A thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
So to her mother, Tommy said

Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura I may be late
I've something to do, that cannot wait

He drove his car to the racing grounds
He was the youngest driver there
The crowed roared as they started the race
Around the track they drove at a deadly pace

No one knows what happened that day
Or how his car overturned in flames
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
With his dying breath, they heard him say

Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die

Now in the chapel where Laura prays
For her poor Tommy, who passed away
It was just for Laura he lived and died
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry

Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die

Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die

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[Papa Dick]

Operator by JimCroce

can't remember all of it but here's the chorus

Isn't that the way they say it goes?
Well, let's forget all that
and give me the number if you can find it
so I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show- oh!
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well,
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels

[Kevin885]

THE GUNNER'S DREAM

Pink Floyd 1983
Lyrics/Music: Waters (http://pinkfloydhyperbase.dk/who/w.htm#roger)
Vocals by: Waters (http://pinkfloydhyperbase.dk/who/w.htm#roger)

Albums:
Film/Video:
The Final Cut (http://pinkfloydhyperbase.dk/albums/finalcut.htm#top)
The Final Cut (http://pinkfloydhyperbase.dk/film/finalvid.htm)
Floating down through the clouds
Memories come rushing up to meet me now
But in the space between the heavens
and in the corner of some foreign field
I had a dream
I had a dream
Goodbey Max
Goodbey Ma
After the service when you're walking slowly to the car
And the silver in her hair shines in the cold november air
You hear the tolling bell
and touch the silk in your lapel
And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
you take her frail hand
and hold on to the dream
A place to stay
Enough to eat
Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud
about your doubts and fears
And what's more no-one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
Ans everyone has recourse to the law
And no-one kills the children anymore
And no-one kills the children anymore
Night after night
Going round and round my brain
His dream is driving me insane
In the corner of some foreign field
The gunner sleeps tonight
Whats done is done
We cannot just write off his final scene
Take heed of the dream
Take heed

[The Sports Guy]

EBONY EYES......( BY THE EVERLY BROTHERS )

[Amy in PA]

When I heard this song the first time it was like they knew my life. My brother drowned the day after my first child was born on Aug 8, 1985. I had so much joy that summer waiting for our baby to be born. Then my dad died in 1991 and my mom in 1996....

If heaven was an hour, it would be twilight
When the fireflies start their dancin on the lawn
And suppers on the stove and mammas laughin
And everybodys workin day is done

If heaven was a town it would be my town
On a summer day in 1985
And everything i wanted was out there waiting
And everyone i loved was still alive

Chorus:
Dont cry a tear for me now baby
There comes a time we must all say goodbye
And if thats what heavens made of
You know i ain't afraid to die

If heaven was a pie it would be cherry
Cool and sweet and heavy on your tongue
And just one bite would satisfy your hunger
And there'd always be enough for everyone

If heaven was a train it sure would be a fast one
That could take this weary travler round the bend
And if heaven was a tear it'd be my last one
And youd be in my arms again

Chorus:
Dont cry a tear for me now baby
There comes a time we must all say goodbye
And if that's what heaven's made of
You know i ain't afraid to die

[The SoCal Robman]

I know that there are sadder songs out there, but the song that always got to me is Desperado by the Eagles. When I was growing up, the lyrics of this song really applied to me. In some ways, they still do...

Desperado
Desperado, why dont you come to your senses?
You been out ridin fences for so long now
Oh, youre a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin you
Can hurt you somehow

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
Shell beat you if shes able
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet

Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you cant get

Desperado, oh, you aint gettin no youger
Your pain and your hunger, theyre drivin you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, thats just some people talkin
Your prison is walking through this world all alone

Dont your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky wont snow and the sun wont shine
Its hard to tell the night time from the day
Youre loosin all your highs and lows
Aint it funny how the feeling goes away?

Desperado, why dont you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin, but theres a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before its too late.

[The Sports Guy]

SO SAD ( TO WATCH GOOD LOVE GO BAD )

BY THE EVERLY BROTHERS

[Jen in Amherst]

This one makes me cry:

Don't Take the Girl
Tim McGraw
(Craig Martin/Larry W. Johnson)


Johnny's daddy was taking him fishin'
He was eight years old.
Little girl came through the front gate
holdin' a fishin' pole.
His dad looked down and smiled,
said, "We can't leave her behind"
"Son, I know you don't want her to go,
but someday you'll change your mind."
And Johnny said,
"Take Jimmy Johnson,
take Tommy Tompson.
Take my best friend, Bo.
Take anybody that you want as
long as she don't go.
Take any boy in the world,
daddy please, don't take the girl."

Same old boy, same sweet girl
ten years down the road.
He held her tight and kissed her lips in
front of the picture show.
Stranger came and pulled a gun
Grabbed her by the arm said "If you do what I tell you to,
there won't be any harm"
And Johnny said "Take my money,
take my wallet,
take my credit cards.
Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me
Here's the key to my car
Mister give it a whirl,
But please don't take the girl."

Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Five years down the road
There's gonna be a little one and she
says it's time to go.
Doctor says the baby's fine
but you'll have to leave
'Cause his momma's fading fast and
Johnny hit his knees and there he prayed
"Take the very breath you gave me.
Take the heart from my chest.
I'll gladly take her place if you'll let me,
make this my last request.
Take me out of this world
God, please don't take the girl"

Johnny's daddy
Was taking him fishin'
When he was eight years old

[Evan]

Better known as Gloomy Sunday.

When I like a song I listen to it non-stop. I did that about a year ago with this song, and then my dad passed away.

So I only listen to it now when I play the whole Billie Holliday CD.

I don't remember the words, but the whole tune and arrangement makes this really sad.

btw the composer committed suicide about thirty years after he wrote it.

Evan

[Candy]

Where Have You Been?

By Kathy Mattea
Claire had all but given up
when she and Edwin fell in love.
She touched his face and shook her head...
In disbelief she sighed and said,
"In many dreams I've held you near,
now at last you're really here."

Where have you been?
I've looked for you forever and a day.
Where have you been?
I'm just not myself when you're away.

He asked her for her hand for life,
and she became a salesman's wife.
He was home each night by eight,
but one stormy evening he was late.
Her frightened tears fell to the floor,
until his key turned in the door...

Where have you been?
I've looked for you forever and a day.
Where have you been?
I'm just not myself when you're away.

They never spent a night apart,
for sixty years she heard him snore.
Now they're in a hospital,
in separate beds on different floors.

Claire soon lost her memory,
forgot the names of family.
She never spoke a word again,
then one day they wheeled him in.
He held her hand and stroked her hair,
and in a fragile voice she said...

Where have you been?
I've looked for you forever and a day.
Where have you been?
I'm just not myself when you're away...
No, I'm just not myself when you're away.

[Candy]

"Alyssa Lies" by Jason Michael Carroll

1st Verse

My little girl met a new friend just the other day
On the playground at school
Between the tires and the swing
But she came home with tear-filled eyes
And she said to me, 'Daddy,
Alyssa lies'

2nd Verse

Well, I just brushed it off at first
'Cause I didn't know how much
My little girl had been hurt
Nor the thing that she had seen
I wasn't ready, when I said, 'You could tell me'
And she said,

Chorus

Alyssa lies to the classroom
Alyssa lies every day at school
Alyssa lies to the teachers
As she tries to cover every bruise

3rd Verse

My little girl laid her head down
That night to go to sleep
As I stepped out' the room, I heard her say
A prayer so soft and sweet,
'God bless my Mom and my Dad
And my new friend Alyssa
Oh, I know she needs you bad, because'

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

I had the worst night 'a sleep in years
As I tried to think of a way to calm her fears
I knew exactly what I had to do
But when we got to school on Monday
I heard the news

3rd Verse

My little girl asked me why everybody looked so sad
The lump in my throat grew bigger
With every question that she asked
Until I felt the tears run down my face
And I told her that Alyssa
Wouldn't be at school today

Tag Chorus

'Cause she doesn't lie in the classroom
She doesn't lie anymore at school
Alyssa lies with Jesus
Because there's nothin' anyone would do

Tag

Tears filled my eyes
When my little girl asked me why
Alyssa lies
Oh Daddy
Oh Daddy, tell me why
Alyssa lies

[Mike in Pittsburgh]

"Mercy Medical", Brandtson

Hello, it’s mercy medical
we’re sorry to inform you of
this situation critical. Hello,

it’s mercy medical,
we’ve done everything we can do
there’s nothing left
its up to her and so

welcome to your funeral
where they talk about the girl they knew,
a tragedy a shame to lose her, oh.
A little girl so beautiful
a life so new and meaningful,
that little girl so beautiful.

Is it difficult to swallow
when the air is thin
and you can hardly breathe?
Tell them now,they’ll listen now,
they’ll help you now,just tell them how.

Does it feel like nothing ever changes,
and make you want to sleep forever?

Tell them now,they’ll listen now,
they’ll help you now,just tell them how.

It’s bravery to stay away
from ending life before it’s over.
Hello.

[The Sports Guy]

How about this one....... YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN by FRANKIE LAINE

[Candy]

How about this one....... YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN by FRANKIE LAINE

You Gave Me A Mountain
Written by Marty Robbins
Performed by Frankie Laine

Born in the heat of the desert
My mother died giving me life
Deprived of the love of a father
Blamed for the loss of his wife
You know Lord I've been in a prison
For something that I never done
It's been one hill after another
I've climbed them all one by one
But this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
A mountain you know I may never climb
It isn't just a hill any longer
You gave me a mountain this time
My woman got tired of heartaches
Tired of the grief and the strife
So tired of working for nothing
Just tired of being my wife
She took my one ray of sunshine
She took my pride and my joy
She took my reason for living
She took my small baby boy But this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
A mountain you know I may never climb
It isn't just a hill any longer
You gave me a mountain this time