Don't Cry Blue Song Lyrics and Chords by Lonesome River Band
Don't Cry Blue
Recorded by The Lonesome River Band
Written by Malcolm McKinney
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I heard them engines runnin' on the
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road away from
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home
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Sound like thunder callin' out my
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name
Well I listened hard the first time that I
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heard 'em roll
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along
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listened and I'll never be the
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same
Don't cry cry
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Blue cause I'm comin'
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home
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to
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you
Well I
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walked with you this mornin'
And I'll
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sleep with you
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tonight
Don't
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cry cry Bl-
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ue
A highway's just a two lane road co
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nnecting either
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way
Oh I've
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seen enough of this end for
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awhile
But I've got to go the distance till I
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know I've seen a
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change
I've
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got to know the feel of every
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mile
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When my head is achin' full of
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everywhere I've
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been
Oh I've
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turned my face around the other
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way
Well I'll meet you at the mailbox
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read you all my
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cards
Tell
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you what I really meant to
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say
Repeat #2
Don't
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cry cry
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Blue
don'
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cry
FAQ
Who sang the the song Don't Cry Blue?
- The song Don't Cry Blue was sang by Lonesome River Band.
Who is Lonesome River Band?
- The Lonesome River Band is an American contemporary bluegrass band. The band has released 15 recording projects since its formation in 1982. Lonesome River Band is led by Sammy Shelor who is a member of the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame and a 5-Time International Bluegrass Music Association Banjo Player of the Year Award recipient. The band has experienced numerous personnel changes over the years, and has not included an original member since Tim Austin left the band in 1995 to focus on Doobie Shea Records.On November 11, 2011, band member Sammy Shelor was awarded the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Bluegrass and Banjo. Shelor was presented with the award on the Late Show with David Letterman. Following the presentation of the award, Steve Martin performed with the Lonesome River Band.
