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Cried for the Nation
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A bit of a slow, sad one folks. Just how I like 'em!
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Humble Country Songwriter.
Just a humble songwriter. First and foremost, a Tune-smith, I suppose. Yes, somehow, melodies just pop into my head, from, like, nowhere, man! Of course, to turn a melody into an actual song, it has to have a set of lyrics - but lyric-writing, for me, is more like "work". Contrast that with composing a melody - man, its such a buzz when you think you've come up with a half-decent new tune.
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Charts
Peak #136
Peak in subgenre #36
Author
Jonathan Rowland
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Jonathan Rowland
Uploaded
July 08, 2006
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MP3 3.2 MB 128 kbps 3:29
Story behind the song
The studio owner was talking about this guy he knew who just didn't stop talking .... he said "honestly, he could talk for England". Right there, right then, I thought about someone who could "cry for England" ... We've had "cry me a river" and "floods of tears" but have we ever had anyone who can cry for the whole damn country? Can anyone actually cry for England? After 5 minutes though, I changed it to "cry for the nation" simply because it rhymes with "desperation, salvation", etc! And of course, most of you live in America, anyway!
Lyrics
Cried For The Nation Excuse me while I board my plane, now It's waiting on the run-way My life can never be the same, now Can only hope that one day I'll somehow find the love I long for That money cannot buy The only thing worth holding on for Will last until I die Chorus Don't you know I could have cried for the nation I did some crazy things in desperation I begged the Lord to lead me to salvation I know there's only one way It must have been a month ago, now Not certain of the first time Or when and where you'd find to go, now I only know the worst time Was when I got home unexpected Three-thirty, maybe four Came up the stairs, still undetected I peered in through our door Chorus Bridge You took my hand (Oh..oh) Can't understand (Oh..oh) Why in the world you'd ever need to Still you concede to, another fan The pilot cannot bare to look, now 'Cause physically I'm shattered I'm staring blindly at this book, now As everything that mattered Has finally been left behind me The wheels are off the ground Can anything be left inside me? I sob without a sound Chorus
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Sergey Rostov
Jan 05, 2008
What a chorus ! Great song !