Song Description
True story. Song addressed to woman who lost her daughter in a car wreck and whose husband, unable to cope with the news, commited suicide. Narrator wishes the angels to come down to ease the woman's pain.
| Song Length |
5:24 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gloomy, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Suicide, Crying |
| Similar Artists |
Fleetwood Mac, The Band |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I read the news today I got it in the mail
Glanced at the war my eyes alighted on a little tale
About a man who couldn?t find a suicide solution
He took his own life as he couldn?t bear to live without his children
Survived by Mrs Jones who never did no wrong
Watched him go to pieces and she knew for him she must be strong
She always tried convincing herself things are meant to be
Only now who?s gonna hold her hand at the cemetery
Chorus:
Here?s my condolences Mrs Jones
Know they?re not much they told me that you?re all alone
The hanging branch was bending and I know you?ve lost your children
And I know it must be hard to carry on
Dry that tear out of your eye and I?ll light you a candle
Though I know that I can?t bring them back
It might just help to help you on your way
They said they never thought he was the kind of guy
Who could?ve known the time was coming as he watched the seconds ticking by
They say he never recovered from the death of his daughter
Ashes to ashes dust to dust a crucifix and a prayer and holy water
Chorus:
Here?s my condolences Mrs Jones
Know they?re not much they told me that you?re all alone
The hanging branch was bending and I know you?ve lost your children
And I know it must be hard to carry on
Dry that tear out of your eye and I?ll light you a candle
Though I know that I can?t bring them back
It might just help to help you on your way