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Oh Sherrie Lyrics
You should've been gone
Knowing how I made you feel
And I should've been gone
After all your words of steel
Oh I must've been a dreamer
And I must've been someone else
And we should've been over
Oh Sherrie, our love
Holds on, holds on
Oh Sherrie, our love
Holds on, holds on
But I want to let go
You'll go on hurtin' me
You'd be better off alone
If I'm not who you thought I'd be
But you know that there's a fever
Oh that you'll never find nowhere else
Can't you feel it burnin' on and on
(chorus)
But I should've been gone
Long ago, far away
And you should've been gone
Now I know just why you stay
(chorus)
Oh Sherrie, our love
Holds on, holds on
Knowing how I made you feel
And I should've been gone
After all your words of steel
Oh I must've been a dreamer
And I must've been someone else
And we should've been over
Holds on, holds on
Oh Sherrie, our love
Holds on, holds on
You'll go on hurtin' me
You'd be better off alone
If I'm not who you thought I'd be
Oh that you'll never find nowhere else
Can't you feel it burnin' on and on
Long ago, far away
And you should've been gone
Now I know just why you stay
Holds on, holds on
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Hey i was named after this song! i know, i know, NO ONE CARES, but thats ok. This song really gets on my nerves though, and yes Journey is nothing without Steve.
~Sherrie~
"You should've been gone!"
Wow. The world stops when that line drops.
I like how Steve Perry does more yelling than singing
That is exactly how he sounds and at one point it's like he doesn't even know the lyrics.
That is exactly how he sounds and at one point it's like he doesn't even know the lyrics.
I just have never liked how he "sang" this.
I just have never liked how he "sang" this.
I changed my mind. Heart and soul is where it's at, I love the way he sings it:)
I changed my mind. Heart and soul is where it's at, I love the way he sings it:)
I just recently found Perry's album with this and several other great songs. Listening to it brings back plenty of memories. I've always thought that this song meant that a boyfriend was being a real pain to his girlfriend (Sherrie), and yet she stayed with him, even when he thought she should leave because of him. Yup, great song.
This is about two people whose love overcomes the obstacles in their relationship.
This was the first single from Journey lead singer Steve Perry's first solo album. The song is about his real-life girlfriend at the time, Sherrie Swafford, who also appeared in the songs music video.
Sherrie, your name rules! Steve Perry is awesome w/ or w/o Journey. This is my favorite song by him alone. Gotta love the synth intro at the beginning. That's what I liked about Journey anyway.
I agree, pianoman. This isn't my fav song by him (Foolish Heart is my fav by him solo). I thought this song was about his gf at the time or exgf.. whichever. That's cool to be named after a song :-)
This song doesn't mean a whole lot to me, besides its significance in the movie basketball, trey and matt, really know how to get the laughs.
Its obvious that he wrote this song for a girl named Sherrie.
Song hits home for me...
According to the old Pop-Up Video he actually got Sherrie to play herself in the video. Shortly afterward she was gone.
According to the old Pop-Up Video he actually got Sherrie to play herself in the video. Shortly afterward she was gone.