The Man Who Couldn't Cry Lyrics

Lyric discussion by EatingPie 

Cover art for The Man Who Couldn't Cry lyrics by Johnny Cash

"His ex-wife died of stretch marks: is one of my favorite lines in any song, happily married though I am. Wainwright III nailed this song from beginning to end.

I always wondered why our protagonist cried every time it would rain. It may be as simple as the connection between water from the skies and from the eyes. But sometimes I think maybe the cleansing beauty of rainfall did him in, like a baptism in the night.

-Pie