Joe Diffie (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American country mus… Read Full Bio ↴Joe Diffie (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American country musician. Between 1990 and 2004, he had 35 singles that charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, five of which peaked at number one. He also co-wrote singles for Holly Dunn, Tim McGraw, and Jo Dee Messina, and recorded with Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, and Marty Stuart.

Raised in Velma, Oklahoma, Diffie worked in a foundry while playing local nightclubs in Oklahoma and moved to Nashville in 1986 to work for Gibson Guitar Corporation.

His first album arrived in 1990 when country music was thriving commercially and creatively. His first single, a sensitive traditional country ballad, Home, reached No. 1, although Diffie quickly counted on novelty hits to sustain his career. For instance, his other No. 1 hits are Pickup Man, Bigger Than the Beatles, Third Rock From the Sun and If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets). Toward the end of the 1990s, Diffie lost his chart momentum and left Epic Records following his 2001 album, In Another World. Subsequently, he toured with Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Lawrence on the Rockin' Roadhouse tour.

In 2013, Diffie collaborated with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw on the album All in the Same Boat, and cut the single "Girl Riding Shotgun" with D Thrash of the Jawga Boyz. This was followed in 2019 by a vinyl album called Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie.

Diffie passed away from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 29, 2020.

Poor Me
Joe Diffie Lyrics

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She took the keys
She took the car
Took my love
And she broke my heart
Poor me
Poor me
Poor me another

Down with the blues
Age old infection
Learning to live
With her rejection
Poor me
Poor me
Poor me another

Yea once I held her in the palm of the hand
Holding this empty glass
But just like her but it
It?s all gone
It don't last
You know nothing lasts
I try real hard to forget her
It ain't no use
I should know better
Poor me
Poor me
Poor me another

Yea once I held her in the palm of the hand
Holding this empty glass
But just like her but it
It's all gone
It don't last
You know nothing lasts

Ohh bartender fill it up
Let me drown
In these tears of love
Poor me
Poor me
Poor me another
I said
Poor me

Poor me
Poor me another

Overall Meaning

In Joe Diffie's song "Poor Me," the singer is expressing his deep pain and heartbreak caused by his partner who has left him. She took everything from him, including his love and the keys to his car. The repeated phrase "Poor me" in the chorus expresses his self-pitying attitude and sense of victimization, as he wallows in his blues and learns to live with her rejection.

The verses reveal the depths of the singer's heartbreak, as he reminisces about how he once held her in the palm of his hand, but now all he is left with is an empty glass. He tries to forget her, but it seems like a futile effort. He turns to the bartender to fill his glass once again, as he drowns in his tears of love.

While the song is a classic "poor me" lament, it showcases Diffie's skill in conveying the raw emotions of a heartbroken man. The simple, repetitive chorus underscores the singer's feeling of being stuck in a rut, unable to move on from his heartbreak. The song's instrumentation features a steady drumbeat, guitar riffs, and fiddle solo, which give it a classic country sound.

Line by Line Meaning

She took the keys
My partner took the keys to the car

She took the car
My partner took the car away from me

Took my love
My partner took away my love and affection

And she broke my heart
My partner left me brokenhearted

Poor me
I am feeling sorry for myself

Poor me
My situation is pitiful

Poor me another
I am wallowing in self-pity and asking for another drink

Down with the blues
I am feeling depressed and sad

Age old infection
Heartache and loneliness are painful and recurring

Learning to live
I am trying to adjust to living without my partner

With her rejection
I am struggling to cope with my partner's rejection

Yea once I held her in the palm of the hand
I used to have my partner in my grasp

Holding this empty glass
I am holding an empty glass that symbolizes my emptiness without my partner

But just like her but it
Things, like my partner and my happiness, don't last forever

It's all gone
My relationship and my happiness are gone

It don't last
Relationships and happiness don't last forever

You know nothing lasts
Nothing is permanent

I try real hard to forget her
I am attempting to move on from my partner

It ain't no use
My efforts to forget her are futile

I should know better
I am aware that I shouldn't let myself wallow in misery

Ohh bartender fill it up
I am asking the bartender to refill my glass

Let me drown
I want to drown my sorrows in alcohol

In these tears of love
I am crying because of my lost love

I said
I repeat my request for another drink

Poor me
I am still feeling sorry for myself

Poor me
I am still in a pitiful situation

Poor me another
I am still asking for another drink to relieve my pain

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Bluewater Music Corp., Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ANDERSON, DIPIERO

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