Hootie and the Blowfish: Let Her Cry Meaning

Song Released: 1994

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Let Her Cry Lyrics

She sits alone by a lamppost
Trying to find a thought that's escaped her mind
She says "Dad's the one I love the most,
but Stipe's not far behind"

She lets me in
only tell me where's she's been
when she's had too much to drink
I say...

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   anonymous

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   Aug 23rd 2012, 07:22 report

   
   

   I just saw Hootie in Charleston. Darius explained that this song was inspired after hearing "She Talks to Angels" by the Black Crowes (another song that references drug use / addiction). He said he wrote this for Bonnie Riatt. It's definitely a song about a guy whose girlfriend/wife is struggling with addiction and his need to let her go - not be an enabler.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Jul 17th 2012, 03:41 report

   
   

   She's a reckless alcoholic, and he's fallen in love with her and tries to help her through it and tries to help their relationship but he knows it's probably senseless to stay with her.
   Darius Rucker actually experienced this, except he was the reckless one but reversed rolls in the song.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Apr 5th 2012, 13:28 report

   
   

   I see this as a girl suffering from manic depression. Lost in her thaughts and confusion not able to get help not able to find the way out and the man in love with her though he's in such great pain at what she does he can't give up on her and just has to let her do what she's going to and wait for her to come home to him when she's ready he'll be there.

   
   
   
   

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   Apr 27th 2011, 17:50 report

   
   

   I believe it is about a woman who he loves a great deal and he sees her suffer through what I think is a serious drug addiction. He is there for her over and over again and all he can do is let her cry....because nothing he can do will help her because he has tried.