I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song by American country singer-songwriter Hank Williams. It was released on November 8, 1949. The song was recorded at Herzog Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 30, 1949. 

The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Rolling Stone ranked it #3 on their list of 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time and #122 on their list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

In the song, Williams sings about the loneliness he feels about missing his first wife, Audrey Sheppard. He talks about things like time moving slower, birds crying and losing the will to live.

The song has been covered by many different artists including B. J. Thomas, Charlie McCoy, Leon Russell, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Amy Lee, NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, and Danish rock band Volbeat.

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