I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry
Jimmie Dale Gilmore Lyrics

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
Notice the sad call of that lonely bird

He sounds too blue to fly
His song is full of sadness and he seems unable to take flight

The midnight train is whining low
I can hear the sound of a train in the distance, as it makes its way through the night

And I'm so lonesome I could cry
I am overcome with loneliness and feel like I could break down in tears

Did you ever see a night so long
Have you experienced a stretch of time that seems endless?

When time goes crawling by?
The minutes feel like hours and the hours like days

The moon just went behind a cloud
The moon disappeared from view, obscured by a passing cloud

To hide her face and cry
As if to conceal her own tears, as if the moon somehow feels my pain

The silence of a fallen star
The quietness that follows the shooting star's descent

Lights up a purple sky
A brief flash of light shines across the normally dark night sky

And as I wonder where you are
I ponder your whereabouts and long for your presence

I'm so lonesome I could cry
Once again, I am overwhelmed by the weight of my loneliness and sorrow

Did you ever see a robin weep
Have you ever witnessed a bird shedding tears?

When leaves begin to die?
Perhaps this bird is mourning the end of something, just as the leaves die in autumn

That means he's lost the will to live
Seeing a normally lively creature in such a state suggests it has given up on life

I'm so lonesome I could cry
Again, I feel so lonely that tears threaten to fall from my eyes

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
Once more, note the mournful call of that solitary bird

He sounds too blue to fly
His sorrowful song suggests he is grounded by his pain, unable to take off into the night sky

The midnight train is whining low
Once again, the lonely sound of a train can be heard in the distance

And I'm so lonesome I could cry
And I continue to feel this deep and all-consuming loneliness