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The Sky Is Cryin'
Nighthawks 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
Nighthawks' song "The Sky is Crying" is a blues-inspired ballad that explores the emotional fallout that often follows after a relationship has ended. The song uses metaphoric language to describe the sadness that comes with a brokenhearted lover, and the lyrics depict the sorrow-filled sky shedding tears onto the streets, symbolizing the singer's anguish. He is searching for his lover, but she is nowhere to be found, and the weather serves as a metaphor for his emotional state.
The lyrics continue to build on the imagery, with the singer recalling a time when he saw his girlfriend walking down the street, and how it hurt him so badly to realize that she didn't love him anymore. The song is an emotional lamentation for his lost love and the pain he feels, as he connects the rain pouring from the sky to his own tears flowing down his door. The song leaves the listener with a sense of longing and sadness, as the singer searches for answers to why he was left alone.
Line by Line Meaning
The sky is crying,
The weather is bad and it's raining so heavily as if the sky is shedding tears.
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The rain is falling heavily, and the water is running down the street as if it were tears.
I've been looking for my baby
I have been searching for my lover, who seems to be lost or missing.
And I've been wondering where can she be
I am perplexed as to where my baby could be and what could've led to her absence.
I met my baby early one morning
One day, I saw my lover in the morning while she was walking down the street.
She was walking on down the street
My lover was just strolling along, going about her business while I was watching her.
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
The sight of my lover walking alone dawned on me that my love for her is not reciprocated, which is causing me immense pain.
It made my poor heart skip a beat
It affected me so powerfully that my heart felt as though it had skipped a beat.
I got a real, real fine feeling
I have an intuition that something is wrong with the relationship between me and my lover.
That my baby she don't love me no more
I think my lover doesn't love me anymore, and I have a genuine, sinking feeling that it's true.
You know the sky's been crying
The rain is heavy due to the sadness and the emotional pain I am feeling.
Can see you see the tears roll down my door
The rain is coming down, streaming uncontrollably down the door, as if my house is grieving along with me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Elmore James
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