Lyrics of
Im So Lonesome I Could Cry

Im So Lonesome I Could Cry was written and recorded by Hank Williams in 1949. The song is regarded as one of the most influential in the history of country music, famed for its deep melancholy and Hank Williams emotive vocal performance. The lyrics convey feelings of loneliness and sadness, possibly inspired by Williams own life experiences, including his troubled marriage and battle with alcoholism.

Hear the lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
I never seen a night so long
When times goes crawling by
The moon just went behind a cloud
To hide it's face and cry
Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves began to die?
Like me he's lost the will to live
I'm so lonesome I could cry
The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome I could cry
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