Often the last track on a release is deeply moving and Read 'em 'n' Weep is in the tradition of: Sea Diver, The Outsider, and God (Take 1). The stylish, heart-breaking regret is a touching reminiscing on lost love. If you have ever been in that situation you can appreciate the heartbreak. Words are not needed when your love is breaking your heart. There is no reason for the breakup but the jilted lover who has been left for another has love letters to console him although they actually lead to tears.
Not surprisingly, Hunter confirmed that this song is based on real events along the lines of Irene Wilde. Since he couldn't afford the bus fare in Shrewsbury Ian walked to the lady's suburb, Cathy, in Meole Brace; and, it must have seemed like a much longer walk home after a breakup.
Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me
Read 'em And Weep
(Ian Hunter)
On a warm summer day, in the hour of my youth
I walked the four miles to your door
You wore a straw hat, high heels to match
And the whitest cotton dress I ever saw
When I tried to hold you, you turned away
You don't have to tell me, it's all over your face
I can see the writing on the wall
And there's a distance in your eyes that says it all
Read it and weep
I can't get no sleep
'Cos I know you won't change your mind tomorrow
I'm sinking under, I don't wanna lose you
This emptiness is more than I can handle
You gave me no reason, but you gave me rhyme
I put the words to music and I was out of my mind
All I've got's the letters that I keep
And sometimes just before I go to sleep
I read 'em 'n' weep
You swept me off my feet
Now I know, time's the only healer
This jealousy hurts
The thought of seeing you with someone else
Cuts like a knife
Into the heart of me
Life is a river
It twists and it turns
But I'll get over you babe
I'll live and I'll learn
The paper's full of January sales
I guess I won't be buying fairytales
Read 'em 'n' weep
Cryin' in my sleep
'Cos I know I'm gonna be alone tomorrow
And I walked the four miles
Yeah I walked the four miles
In tears and sorrow
This was the story, here's where it ends
Next time I'll be wiser
I won't get let down again
I wanted you so badly, but I failed
Now all I got's these little paper trails
Read 'em 'n' weep
Read 'em 'n' weep
Oh yeah
Read 'em 'n' weep
Read 'em 'n' weep
Ah, ha
I wanted you so badly, but I failed
Now all I got's these little paper trails
Read 'em 'n' Weep | 5:02 | Originally released on Shrunken Heads. |