Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972 in Monroeville, Alabama) is an American … Read Full Bio ↴Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972 in Monroeville, Alabama) is an American alternative country singer, songwriter and musician. She is also the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She has released 7 studio albums and 1 live album on 5 different record labels, beginning in 1998 with "Alabama Song" through to her most recent "Crows" in 2010.

Raised on George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris, she sang harmonies as a toddler, eventually thinking she'd make a career of it. Following the murder-suicide of her parents (perpetrated by her father) in 1986, she moved into her aunt and uncle's home.

Not long afterwards, sister Shelby Lynne moved to Nashville for a career in music, and after her high school graduation, Moorer followed. She sang harmonies with her sister for a while but returned to Alabama to earn a degree in public relations. She skipped the graduation ceremony to move back to Nashville.

Her song "A Soft Place to Fall" was tapped for Robert Redford's The Horse Whisperer in 1998, and she also appeared in the movie. Because the ballad earned her an Academy Award nomination, she performed it on the 1999 Oscars ceremony. However, none of her singles from her debut "Alabama Song" or its follow-up "The Hardest Part" received much radio airplay, nor achieving chart success though both projects were highly praised by critics.

When Brown moved from MCA to sister label Universal South, Moorer followed. Her 2002 album "Miss Fortune" earned more raves, but didn't meet sales expectations. She almost got another big break by recording the duet "Picture" with Kid Rock after Sheryl Crow had bowed out. However, Crow changed her mind, and the Rock/Crow-version became a huge radio hit. Yet, the song was credited on the charts to both Crow and Moorer. In addition, the CD single featuring Moorer sold 500,000 copies and is certified Gold by the RIAA. Her ballad "Tumbling Down" (from Miss Fortune) was featured on the soundtrack of the popular 2002 film The Rookie.

Her live album album "Show"(2003) was recorded in one night (two performances) at the 12th and Porter in Nashville and despite popular belief, it features the first recorded collaboration by both Moorer sisters.

After releasing Show and a DVD on Universal South, Moorer moved to independent label Sugar Hill Records. With a slightly rougher edge than past efforts, The Duel was released in April 2004.

After a divorce between Moorer and Primm, she eventually married Steve Earle, after serving as his opening act on a European tour. Earle produced her 2006 album, "Getting Somewhere". Moorer wrote all the songs, with the exception of one co-written with Earle. She and Earle were nominated for a Grammy award in the category Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, for the song "Days Aren't Long Enough" from Earle's "Washington Square Serenade".

Moorer released the Buddy Miller-produced "Mockingbird" in February 2008; an album mainly of covers of songs by female singer/songwriters including her sister, Shelby Lynne.

Her latest studio album "Crows" (2010), features her first departure from the Contemporary Country style of her earlier albums, instead changing to a Pop and Contemporary Singer/Songwriter style.

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Sorrow
Allison Moorer Lyrics

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I gotta turn you away so I can keep this hope alive
You're tapping on the window but I won't let you inside
Maybe you'll give up and find somebody else tonight
I draw the curtains say a prayer and turn out the light

Sorrow get away from my door
Don't come around
Don't come around

Don't come around here
No more
I won't welcome you in
From now on you're a stranger
Not a friend

I used to let you crawl right in make yourself at home
You'd burrow underneath my skin and wrap around my bones
But you've worn out your welcome so just walk on past this house
You ain't getting in here and I ain't coming out

Sorrow get away from my door
Don't come around
Don't come around
Don't come around here
No more
I won't welcome you in
From now on you're a stranger
Not a friend

(I ain't going down again)
I'm finally feeling strong
(I ain't going down again)
But I ain't made of stone
(I ain't going down again)
Leave me alone
I ain't going down again

Sorrow get away from my door
Don't come around
Don't come around
Don't come around here
No more
I won't welcome you in

From now on you're a stranger
Not a friend

Overall Meaning

The song “Sorrow” by Allison Moorer talks about a person's struggle with overcoming sorrow and pain. The lyrics are about the singer's decision to turn away from sorrow and not to give in to it. She says that she won't let sorrow in anymore and keeps it away from her door. The repetition of "Don't come around here no more" and "I won't welcome you in" shows the singer's determination to keep sorrow out of her life. She is tired of letting her sorrow take over her life and wants to start living a better life.

The lyrics feature the imagery of a visitor trying to enter one's home which is a metaphor for sorrow trying to enter the singer's heart. The singer says that sorrow used to crawl into her life and wrap around her bones. The phrase "I ain't going down again" is a cry of defiance, which means the singer is no longer going to succumb to sorrow but will fight against it. The song is quite powerful in the way it expresses the singer's emotions, and it's music that one can relate to when going through a hard time.

Line by Line Meaning

I gotta turn you away so I can keep this hope alive
I have to reject you to hold on to my positivity.

You're tapping on the window but I won't let you inside
You want to come in, but I won't let you because you will bring me down.

Maybe you'll give up and find somebody else tonight
Perhaps you will go away and trouble someone else.

I draw the curtains, say a prayer, and turn out the light
I block out everything and hope that you will simply disappear.

Sorrow get away from my door
I refuse to let sadness into my life.

Don't come around
Stay away from me.

No more
I am done with you.

I won't welcome you in
I will not allow you to bring me down.

From now on you're a stranger
You are no longer someone I know.

Not a friend
We are no longer connected.

I used to let you crawl right in, make yourself at home
I used to let my guard down and let you take over my life.