Sad Songs

[garnet927]

It's several years old now, but Steve Wariner's "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" still gets me teary-eyed when i hear it.

Lyrics:

One day shy of eight years old
Grandma passed away
I was a broken hearted little boy,
blowing out that birthday cake

How I cried when the sky let go
with a cold and lonesome rain
Momma smiled said don't be sad child
Grandma's watchin you today

'Cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven
and her tears are pourin' down
that's how you know she's watchin'
wishin' she could be here now
And sometimes if you're lonely
just remember she can see
there's holes in the floor of Heaven
and she's watchin' over you and me

Seasons come and seasons go
nothin' stays the same
I grew up fell in love
met a girl who took my name

Year by year we made a life
in this sleepy little town
I thought we'd grow old together
Lord I sure do miss her now

But there's holes in the floor of Heaven
and her tears are pourin' down
that's how you know she's watchin'
wishin' she could be here now
and sometimes when I'm lonely
I remember she can see
there's holes in the floor of Heaven
and she's watchin' over you and me

Well my little girl is 23
I walk her down the aisle
it's a shame her mom can't be here now
to see her lovely smile

They throw the rice
I catch her eye
as the rain starts comin' down
she takes my hand says daddy don't be sad 'cause
I know momma's watchin' now

And there's holes in the floor of Heaven
and her tears are pourin down
that's how you know she's watchin'
wishin' she could be here now
and sometimes when I'm lonely
I remember she can see
there's holes in the floor of Heaven
and she's watchin' over you and me

Watchin' over you and me
Watchin' over you and me
Watchin' over you and me

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[lolad]

Today I attended the funeral of a good friend and coworker. As the final song they played John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads."
Everyone was sobbing by the end.

[sardonictart]

I'm sorry for your loss. That is a beautiful song - somehow full of nostalgia, joy and sadness all at the same time. I think that it was a lovely tribute to your friend.

[Alexis Machine]

I came across He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) by the Crystals. It was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and Phil Spector was involved, too.

He hit me and it felt like a kiss
He hit me but it didn't hurt me
He couldn't stand to hear me say
That I'd been with someone new
And when I told him I had been untrue

He hit me (da-da-da-ah) and it felt like a kiss (felt like a kiss)
He hit me (da-da-da-ah) and I knew he loved me
If he didn't care for me,
I could have never made him mad
But he hit me (da-da-da-ah) and I was glad

(Da-da-da-ah)
(Da-da-da-ah)

Yes, he hit me (da-da-da-ah) and it felt like a kiss (felt like a kiss)
He hit me (da-da-da-ah) and I knew I loved him
And then, he took me in his arms
With all the tenderness there is
And when he kissed me (da-da-da-ah), he made me his
(Da-da-da)

[mementomori]

Surrounded written by Chantal Kreviazuk. The song was about her teenage boyfriend's suicide. I had it on a mix of songs that would plummet a tab of ecstasy into deep depression.

[carrier76]

I have had that song forever and never knew that. I'm going to have to listen to it again. She had an awesome song, "Feels Like Home", on the Dawson's Creek soundtrack CD (that is a GOOD CD) and another on the Serendipity soundtrack. I always meant to seek out her music more.

[FotoStoreSheila]

I just discovered that I can no longer listen to Whitney's version of I Will Always Love You because all I can think of is her casket being carried out of the church. The song came on my iPod today and I started crying.

[mariposalabrown]

Amanda Palmer's "The Bed Song". Omg. I was walking around the lake listening to a mix of girly pop and this came on. I was trying hard not to cry on the track. Then I came home and watched the video and LOST IT. Amazing:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sW4dwXXX7Q

ETA: Ha! I know "He Hit Me" as a Hole song, had no idea it was a cover.

[Deleted]

Angela Bofill's "I Try" and "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen.

[Smilla]

So, despite saying the 'acute phase' of my grief was over, I wound up crying sobbing in my car after hearing this evil thing on the radio the other day. I went home and started a two day search for the lyrics because I never want to listen to it again. It's officially on my personal list of banned songs, right up there with a couple of Dar Williams' ballads and the Tori Amos song 'Baker, Baker.'

Great band--horrifyingly sad lyrics, especially for those of us grieving a missing 'she.'