Crying
Freddie & The Dreamers Lyrics
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Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The sky is crying,
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
I've been looking for my baby
And I've been wondering where can she be
I my baby early one morning
I my baby early one morning
She was walking on down the street
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
It made my poor heart skip a beat
I got a real, real fine feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
I got a real, real fine feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
You know the sky's been crying
Can see you see the tears roll down my door
In Freddie King's song "The Sky Is Crying," the title serves as a metaphor for the singer's feelings of sadness and loss. The imagery of the crying sky emphasizes the depth of his emotions and the intensity of his pain. He feels lost and alone as he searches for his beloved who has seemingly abandoned him. The tears that roll down the street and his door represent his own tears and the tears of those around him who also feel his pain.
The singer's heartbreak is palpable in the second stanza as he recalls seeing his baby walking down the street without him. The experience is so painful that he feels his heart physically skip a beat. This line carries a double meaning, suggesting not only a rapid heartbeat but also a loss of hope and breathlessness. The contrast between the bright morning and the singer's morose state of mind accentuates the depth of his grief.
The final stanza describes the singer's realization that his baby no longer loves him. This feeling may have been building gradually, but the singer is now certain that he has lost her. The repetition of the phrase "real, real fine feeling" underscores this certainty, and the final line that explains that the tears are "roll[ing] down my door" shows that the singer is no longer attempting to hide his emotions. In the end, he accepts the sadness that has washed over him like the tears of a crying sky.
Line by Line Meaning
The sky is crying,
It is raining heavily and the sky seems to be expressing sorrow in the form of tears.
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The rain has gotten to the extent that it looks like there are tears flowing on the street.
I've been looking for my baby
The singer is searching for his lover who seems to be lost or missing.
And I've been wondering where can she be
The singer is worried and confused about where his lover could be and what might have happened to her.
I saw my baby early one morning
The singer recounts seeing his lover earlier in the day.
She was walking on down the street
The singer's lover was seen walking along the street and the singer is recalling this memory.
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
The singer is expressing the pain and emotional hurt he felt upon realizing that his lover may not love him anymore.
It made my poor heart skip a beat
The discovery of his lover's probable lack of affection affected the singer greatly, to the point where it felt like his heart stopped momentarily.
I got a real, real fine feeling
The singer is lamenting his instinctive feeling that his lover does not love him anymore.
That my baby she don't love me no more
The singer's intuition tells him that his lover's affection for him has diminished or disappeared entirely.
You know the sky's been crying
The singer is using the metaphor of the crying sky to represent the sadness he feels for the loss of his lover's love.
Can see you see the tears roll down my door
The singer is expressing the idea that his pain is so great, that tears seem to be pouring out of his own door along with the rain.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Elmore James
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