Crazy
Johnny Cash Lyrics


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I've had fame and fortune
Women come knock on my door
I've lived to the limit
Maybe a little bit more
There are so many stories
About how I got out of control
Some say its a woman
Some say its my troubled soul

I'm like a crazy old soldier
Fighting a war on my own
Just me and the wiskey
And the bottles are ten thousand strong
You'd think I'd give up as many times I've been hit
But like a crazy old soldier
I just don't know when to quit

Barrooms and bedrooms
Are just faces and places and names
Once for the pleasure
And Lord knows once for the pain
I've tried to forget her
And all the things that we've done
But as long as there are memories
I'll never hang up my gun

I'm like a crazy old soldier
Fighting a war on my own
Just me and the wiskey
And the bottles are ten thousand strong
You'd think I'd give up as many times as I've been hit




But like a crazy old soilder
I just don't know when to quit

Overall Meaning

that my love could hold you is a song by the legendary country artist Johnny Cash. The song, which was released in 1961, is one of Cash's most notable hits, and it remains popular today. The lyrics to the song are simple but powerful and speak to the emotions of loneliness, loss, and heartbreak.


The song tells the story of a person who is deeply in love with someone who he knows will eventually leave him. He is aware that the person he loves may not love him forever, and he feels crazy for continuing to love them. He is consumed by worry and anxiety, wondering what he did to drive his lover away. Despite his pain, he cannot stop loving this person, which makes him feel even crazier.


The song's melody and Johnny Cash's voice perfectly capture the emotional pain and longing in the lyrics. The melody is simple and haunting, and Cash's deep and resonant voice adds to the emotional impact of the song. The song is a classic country ballad that has been covered by many artists over the years.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so lonely
I feel the weight of loneliness intensely, and it makes me feel insane.


I'm crazy crazy for feeling so blue
I'm feeling extremely sad and hopeless, and it's making me feel insane.


I knew that you'd love me as long as you wanted
I believed that you would love me forever, until you decided you no longer wanted to.


And then some day you'd leave me for somebody new
I knew that someday you would leave me for another person.


Worry, why do I let myself worry
I am constantly worried, and I can't seem to help it.


Wondering what in the world did I do
I'm constantly questioning my own actions, trying to understand what I did wrong.


I'm crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
I realize now that it was foolish for me to believe that my love alone could keep you with me.


I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
I'm feeling out of control in my attempts to keep you, and my emotions are overwhelming me.


And I'm crazy for loving you
Despite everything, I still love you and can't seem to help it.


I'm crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
I understand now that my love is not enough to keep you with me.


But now I see that I was just fooling myself
I know now that my beliefs about our love were based on my own illusions.


And I'm crazy for crying over you
I am overwhelmed with sadness and can't help but cry over losing you.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TROY HAROLD SEALS, PAUL HARDY KENNERLEY

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@frankanaria1

I love all of this music, it's great and the best..

@aliciahernandez2914

Beautiful

@musicisart2

there's an mp3 out there that has an intro/outro - starts with Nelson riffing out (on Cash's guitar) and Cash say's..."hmm, that's the 1st time that guitar's ever been played" and then at the end Nelson telling the story of the original title being "stupid, but it didn't sound very euphonious" - think it's from one Cash's TV show

@tonymontana3949

I remember this when download from limewire

@yudimandel

It's actually a track from this album

@Wysefool

yes I have the album I think it's VH1 with the two of them

@mannerforspammer

I dont like how they both sang it because its two men singing about love:/ just seems a bit weird to me

@thommytaranto

What a homophobic thing to say. It's 2014 you fuckwit. 

@PedroSantos00

mannerforspammer O único detalhe é que Johnny não cantou nesta música.

@MetalMarauder

I’d expect nothing less from an idiot trumper

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