I Cried for You
Ella Fitzgerald & Nina Simone & Billie Holiday Lyrics
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Every road has a turning
That's one thing you're learning
I cried for you, what a fool I used to be
Now I found two eyes just a little bit bluer
I found a heart just a little bit truer
I cried for you, now it's your turn to cry over me
The lyrics of "I Cried for You" by Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone and Billie Holiday convey the message of the inevitability of heartbreak and how karma comes full circle. The singer of the song cries over the person they loved who did not reciprocate the feelings. However, the tables have now turned, and it is now their former lover's turn to cry over them. It's a story of moving on from one love to finding someone who is a better fit, which helps the singer to see their previous heartache in a different light. They have found someone new who has bluer eyes and a truer heart. The song highlights how the emotional journey of falling in and out of love is just a part of life.
Line by Line Meaning
I cried for you, now it's your turn to cry over me
I shed tears for you in the past and now it's your turn to do the same for me
Every road has a turning
Every path in life has a change or shift
That's one thing you're learning
This is a lesson you are currently understanding
I cried for you, what a fool I used to be
I wept for you, realizing now that I was foolish
Now I found two eyes just a little bit bluer
I have discovered another person with somewhat brighter eyes
I found a heart just a little bit truer
I have encountered a heart that is slightly more genuine
I cried for you, now it's your turn to cry over me
I expressed my emotions for you before, and now you will experience the same for me
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Now you say you're lonely
You cried the long night through
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
Now you say you're sorry
For being so untrue
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head
While you never shed a tear?
Remember, I remember, all that you said?
You told me love was too plebian
Told me you were through with me and
Now you say you love me
and just to prove you do
Come on and cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you
I cried a river...over you...
@TanaButlerOutWest
My grandfather was a very white man in the very Deep South, born in 1912. His duty to family precluded his going to college, and so he worked. Long and hard and honestly. He came from farmers in Georgia who knew George Washington Carver. There was not one racist thought in his head that manifested in some perverse action of the stupid and powerless. By which I am saying, he was a learned man and he had a deep soul.
His favorite singer—in a lifetime that encompassed popular World War I songs and Hollywood tunes and, bless my soul, Lawrence Welk—was Miss Ella Fitzgerald. He told Me she had perfect pitch, and whatever the heck that was, no clue had I. I thought "horseshoes." She surely didn't play baseball.
When I heard this single recording, of all the recordings I might have heard in my life—ah. Aaaahhhh.
Something about her lifted his soul. I listen to Ella Fitzgerald with that in mind sometimes.
Not that you need care. I wrote this for Granddaddy.
@thaton6457
Now I understand why Marilyn was obsessed with her.
@coenbakker4934
real soul from Ella.
@anitacastellanos5073
Me too, Her voice its relaxing and angelical great song
@alexbrantuo6226
Me too x
@soniasousa1681
Sensacional 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@melaniethompson9210
Yea she can really expressive in her songs
@DXDragon38
I think this is the first time I have ever heard an Ella Fitzgerald song.
I didn't know what I was missing out on.
Thanks Drunk History :D
@request_line1726
Lol came from there too. Thanks drink history 😂
@laureleiwolf
Amal M me too ✌🏾😩
@jazy6501
Omg same! 😂