True story about my friend in Wales
country music
original
traditional
uk
meaningful lyrics
covers
george strait
tammy wynette
bill anderson
andrew wood
story lyrics
hank wangford
hayley oliver
raymond froggatt
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Story behind the song
Went to Wales for a holiday to stay with some friends, the man's wife up and left him in a hell of a state, he's blind, in a wheelchair, diabetic and on kidney dialysis. Took all his money and the house deeds.
Lyrics
What makes a man cry
Ch) What is it that makes a man cry
'Till the point of self desruction appears
What is it that makes a woman lie
to the heart that's loved her for 34 years
1) Now he knows it's the end for him
His wife's gone and his legs are no more
Since the crash in '91, his eyes have grown dim
His sight is shot to pieces- but he's looking for the door
chorous
2) He's got three dos he don't know how to feed
He can barley feed himself let alone them
In his head it feels like a big stampede
Is pulling at his half dead, half eaten brain stem
3) (spoken)
Social services they came today
To put him in a home for the blind
I never knew how much this giant of a man could cry
As I watched them take, as I watched them take my friend away
Ending
His wife just up and left, no goodbye note
No phone number, just a big old lump in my throat
What is it that makes a man cry ?
