1) Bobby Lewis… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Bobby Lewis (1925–2020) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer best known for his 1961 hit singles "Tossin' and Turnin'" and "One Track Mind".
2) Bobby Lewis was an American country music singer-songwriter.
1) Bobby Lewis (born Robert Alan Lewis in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 9 February 1925; died 28 April 2020) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer best known for his 1961 hit singles "Tossin' and Turnin'" and "One Track Mind".
Raised in an Indianapolis orphanage, Lewis learned to play the piano by age six. Adopted at age twelve, he moved to a home in Detroit, Michigan, growing up with the influences of the pioneer blues musicians until the advent of Rock and Roll. Lewis began to build a musical career in the 1950s and in 1960 appeared at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. He recorded a 45rpm single called "Tossin' And Turnin'" that went to No.1 on the Billboard charts in July of 1961. Later that year he had a second "Top Ten" song with "One Track Mind" which would be his only other major hit record.
His song "Tossin' And Turnin'" is part of the soundtrack for the 1978 film, Animal House. It would also be covered by KISS drummer Peter Criss on his 1978 solo album entitled Peter Criss (album).
2) Bobby Lewis (born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, on 9 May 1942) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1963 and 1985, Lewis released ten albums and charted more than twenty-five songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. His biggest hit, "How Long Has It Been," peaked at #6 in 1966. Lewis released a 26 Country charted singles from 1966 to 1985.
Lonely Teardrops
Bobby Lewis Lyrics
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(Shoo bee doo bop, bop, bow.)
(Shoo bee doo bop, bop, bow.)
My heart is crying, crying.
Lonely teardrops, my pillow's never dry of lonely teardrops.
Come home, come home.
Just say you will, say you will.
Hey, hey. (say you will.)
My heart is crying, crying.
Lonely teardrops my pillow's never dry of lonely teardrops.
Come home, come home.
Just say you will, say you will.
(say you will) say you will, (say you will.)
Hey, hey. (say you will.)
Just give me another chance for our romance.
Come on and tell me that one day you'll return.
'Cause, every day that you've been gone away,
you know my heart does nothing but burn, crying.
Lonely teardrops my pillow's never dry of lonely teardrops.
Come home, come home.
Just say you will, say you will.
(say you will) say you will, (say you will.)
Hey, hey. (say you will.)
Say it right now, baby.
(Say you will.) Come on, come on.
Say it right now, baby.
(Say you will.) Come on, come on.
Say it right now, baby.
In Bobby Lewis's song Lonely Teardrops, we hear a story of heartbreak and the longing for a lost love. The song begins with the shoo bee doo bop, bop, bow which is a rhythmically repetitive opening that builds on its own momentum as the song progresses. The lyrics "my heart is crying, crying; lonely teardrops, my pillow's never dry of lonely teardrops" expresses the pain and longing that the singer is feeling. He desperately wants his lover to come back to him, and he implores her to do so by saying "just say you will, say you will."
As the song continues, we see the singer plead for another chance at their love. He believes that they can rekindle their romance and be together again. He asks his lover to tell him that she will return, and he promises that he will wait for her. However, he also expresses that every day that she is gone, his heart does nothing but burn, leaving him crying and surrounded by lonely teardrops.
Overall, Bobby Lewis's Lonely Teardrops expresses a universal feeling that many people have experienced, which is the sadness and longing that comes with a lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
My heart is crying, crying.
I am deeply saddened and hurting.
Lonely teardrops, my pillow's never dry of lonely teardrops.
I cry myself to sleep every night.
Come home, come home.
Please come back to me.
Just say you will, say you will.
Promise me that you will return.
(say you will) say you will, (say you will.) Hey, hey. (say you will.)
I really need you to make me that promise.
Just give me another chance for our romance.
Let's try again and make things work.
Come on and tell me that one day you'll return.
Let me know that there is hope for us in the future.
'Cause, every day that you've been gone away,
I have been missing you so much since you left.
you know my heart does nothing but burn, crying.
I am in so much pain and tears.
Say it right now, baby.
Please, say that you will come back to me.
(Say you will.) Come on, come on.
I am begging you to make that promise.
Say it right now, baby.
Please, say that you will come back to me.
Contributed by Madelyn C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.