Aerosmith

Released: August 1, 1982

Songwriter: Arthur Hamilton

Producer: Tony Bongiovi Jack Douglas Steven Tyler

[Verse 1]
Now you say you're lonely
You cried the whole night through
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

[Chorus]
Now you say you're sorry
For being so untrue
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Now you say you're sorry
For being so untrue
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

[Verse 2]
You drove me in and drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear
Remember, I remember all that you said
You told me love was to come in
This moment you was, you were, you were

[Chorus]
Now you say you love me
Well, just to prove you do
Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Formed in 1970, its founding members are Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), Joe Perry (guitar, vocals) and Brad Whitford (guitar).

The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1973 featuring the single “Dream On,” which remains one of their most popular songs. Their next four albums made them rock stars across the US and Canada, spawning the hits “Sweet Emotion”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Back In The Saddle”, “Draw The Line”, and a cover of “Come Together” for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack.

Before the release of their fifth album Draw The Line, the band’s substance abuse began to destroy them. Perry quit after a backstage fight with Tyler in 1979, and Whitfield left two years later. Despite moderate sales, the band’s fifth and sixth albums were considered flops when compared to the band’s past accomplishments. When Perry and Whitfield returned in 1984, their eighth album Done With Mirrors was also deemed unsuccessful despite strong reviews. Doug Herzog (MTV, VH1)

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