I'm gonna live my life
Like everyday's the last
Without a simple goodbye
It all goes by so fast

And now that you're gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
Can I open my eyes
And see for the first time
I've let go of you like
A child letting go of his kite

There it goes
Up in the sky
There it goes
Beyond the clouds
For no reason why
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now

Can I look back in vain
And see you standing there
With all that remains
It's just an empty chair

And now that you're gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now

There it goes
Up in the sky
There it goes
Beyond the clouds
For no reason why
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now

Overall Meaning

The Williams Brothers' song "Can't Cry Hard Enough" is a poignant, emotional ballad about losing someone dear to you and struggling to come to terms with the loss. The song's opening lines set the tone for the lyrics that follow, suggesting that the singer is determined to make the most of his life and not let a moment go to waste. However, even as he tries to move on, he can't help but feel the pain of his loss, and no matter how hard he cries, he knows that the person he's lost won't hear him.

The chorus of the song is particularly powerful, repeating the phrase "I can't cry hard enough" to emphasize the depth of the singer's grief. The image of a child letting go of a kite is also significant, suggesting that the singer has lost something he treasured and was reluctant to release. The final lines of the chorus, "no, I can't cry hard enough for you to hear me now," are particularly haunting, suggesting that even in death, the person the singer has lost still has a hold on him.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm gonna live my life
I will live life in a way that embraces every moment.

Like everyday's the last
I will treat every day as though it may be my last, cherishing every experience and opportunity.

Without a simple goodbye
Life can be unpredictable with sudden goodbyes that can be painful when they are not given the chance to say goodbye.

It all goes by so fast
Everything could go by very fast and unexpected, so one should cherish the moments that they have.

And now that you're gone
After losing someone important, life changes in ways we might never have imagined.

I can't cry hard enough
No matter how much one tries or how intensely one feels, some emotions are just too big and consuming to express properly

No, I can't cry hard enough
This loss is so significant that words can't express the feeling of pain and sorrow, making it impossible to cry hard enough or long enough to heal the wound.

For you to hear me now
One wishes to be heard and understood by the person they lost but it's impossible now that they are gone.

Can I open my eyes
Looking at the situation with fresh eyes, leaving behind the past hurt and loss, and realizing that life must go on.

And see for the first time
Revealing a new perspective and looking at life in a completely different way than one did before.

I've let go of you like
The process of healing where one tries to come to terms with their loss and accepts the reality of it all.

A child letting go of his kite
Comparing the process of learning to let go of someone to a child learning to let go of something they love, as it twirls and flies away leaving them behind.

There it goes
The finality and the end of things, the inevitability of loss is acknowledged.

Up in the sky
The person you are saying goodbye to is moving on to the undiscovered and unknown new phase of existence.

Beyond the clouds
Their new phase of existence is something that we can not see nor comprehend because it's beyond the realm of our knowledge.

For no reason why
There is no particular reason why things happen the way they do or why one person is taken away from us.

Can I look back in vain
Looking back at memories with regret and sadness, wishing things could have been different.

And see you standing there
Memories of a loved one are always present, making them seem to be as if they are still there, even if just through memories.

With all that remains
Accepting that even though the person is gone, they left an impact and that memory remains after their passing.

It's just an empty chair
Realizing that the person who once filled this space is no longer present, leaving behind no physical presence.

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