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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (2:46)

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According to the I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Songfacts, the lyrics are largely inspired by Williams’ troubled marriage to Audrey Sheppard.
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Did you hear that lonesome whippoorwill?
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome, I could cry

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  • jumpin-gem

    one of the greats!!!!!!!

    28 Apr 2:43am Reply

  • RAYMOND7654321

    Classic Hank

    16 Apr 5:24pm Reply

  • Taiteki

    Oh how I can relate. Thanks for sharing your pain Hank.

    7 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Bolters

    Cant go wrong with Hank !!!!!!!!

    3 Nov 2012 Reply

  • wellagainbrege

    sad but sooooo good

    10 Oct 2012 Reply

  • lammasabacthani

    oy

    4 Aug 2012 Reply

  • burgermaggot

    Cover von Volbeat ist auch gut :)

    4 Aug 2012 Reply

  • WahSun

    The moon just went behind the clouds to hide its face and cry.

    14 Jul 2012 Reply

  • PattySauce

    I feel you, Hank <333

    21 May 2012 Reply

  • Al-Countryfan

    I heard the whpper-will calling when I was young - no more. Great song Hank!

    13 May 2012 Reply

  • SonnyRayKIKK

    Have you ever been so lonesome that you could CRY? ... That ain't a state of mind that I wish on anyone. Hank captured the feelings and emotions of the average person better than anyone before or since. His last words were in the back of car to Minnie Pearl as the song 'I Saw The Light' played on the radio ... He told Minnie, "That's just it. I didn't see the light." ... or similar words to that effect. Poor Hank. He gave his heart and soul to the public and was alone and a hollow shell inside. Drink and dope. Too bad.

    5 May 2012 Reply

  • Druid66

    Probably the first superstar of C&W, I'd guess, and he was taken so young, too. This is sort of what I think of when I imagine Nashville, not the factory-produced pop stuff they churn out nowadays.

    4 May 2012 Reply

  • SonnyRayKIKK

    Ain't nobody ever gonna do Hank better than Hank, God bless him ... Take it from an old radio DJ ... this guy was the best and everyone else is just trying to copy what he already did.

    3 May 2012 Reply

  • nick_honest

    maybe his best song...

    1 May 2012 Reply

  • Al-Countryfan

    Great!

    9 Mar 2012 Reply

  • BlueOclock

    One of my favorite songs regardless of genre. My dad used to strum his 6 string and sing this to me when I was a kid.

    10 Feb 2012 Reply

  • tabitha85

    Anniversary of your death today. Happy New Year, Hank. You are truly a legend.

    1 Jan 2012 Reply

  • lovehonkytonk

    I just heard Jr's version a few songs ago. I got to tell you, I sure do like daddy's version a lot more..

    18 Dec 2011 Reply

  • kokopeli420

    Perfect timing.

    9 Dec 2011 Reply

  • secret_nick

    This is country. Anyone calling themselves a "Country" artist after the 70's isn't. They're a "Redneck Pop-Star". [2]

    4 Dec 2011 Reply
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