Did You Ever Want to Cry
The Bitter Symphony of Lost Love
Lyrics
Did you ever want to cry,
Expressing a feeling of wanting to cry
But you didn't know just why?
Feeling uncertain about the reason for wanting to cry
Did you ever sit up all night long
Reflecting on a sleepless night
Just listening to that same old song
Spending the night listening to a familiar, perhaps melancholic, song
The one they played when she said
Recalling a moment when everything seemed perfect
Nothin' could go wrong?
Referencing a time when someone claimed that nothing could go wrong
Right, I know you did, oh, you kid
Acknowledging the shared experience, addressing the listener as a kid
Did you really think that she'd be true?
Questioning the sincerity of someone's commitment
Wasn't that rather naive of you?
Highlighting the perceived naivety of believing in the person's faithfulness
And now she'd dropped you like a worn-out shoe.
Describing the aftermath of being abandoned
She's got you drinking gin
Noting a coping mechanism, using drinking as an escape
And you know that's a sin
Addressing the moral implications of excessive drinking
You go honky-tonkin' every night
Describing a pattern of going to honky-tonks regularly
You get drunk and then you start a fight
Pointing out a destructive behavior, starting fights while intoxicated
I know that you think that it's alright
Recognizing the individual's misguided belief that this lifestyle is acceptable
Wrong, it's not the way to live
Rejecting the notion that this is a proper way to live
You only get what you give!
Emphasizing the principle that one reaps what they sow
You can live your life just as you please
Encouraging individual freedom while cautioning about consequences
But, when you lie with dogs, you gotta get fleas
Using a metaphor to convey the negative outcomes of associating with undesirable influences
And now she's brought you down to your knees
Describing a situation where the individual is now facing hardships
Arms that used to hold you tight
Expressing a sense of loss regarding physical affection
You miss them in the middle of night
Feeling the absence of comforting embraces during the night
You burned a candle at both ends
Metaphorically representing a life lived recklessly
Now it's too late...too late to make amends
Regretting the irreversible consequences of one's actions
You've even lost your old time friends.
Experiencing social isolation due to poor choices
Enemies glad to see you down
Highlighting the satisfaction of those who wish ill upon the individual
People, they don't want you hangin' 'round
Describing the negative reactions of others to the individual's presence
Did you ever want to cry,
Revisiting the theme of wanting to cry without clear understanding
But you didn't know just why?
Reiterating the confusion and emotional turmoil
Right, I know you did
Acknowledging the shared experience again, addressing the listener as a kid
Wrong, it's not the way to live
Reinforcing the idea that the current lifestyle is unsustainable
Did you ever want to cry...
Reflecting on the recurring desire to cry
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