Album: Cracked Rear View (1994)

Charted: 9

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• She sits alone by a lamp post
  Tryin' to find the thought that's escaped her mind
  She says, "Dad's the one I love the most
  But Stipe's not far behind"
  
  She never lets me in, only tells me where she's been
  When she's had too much to drink
  I say that I don't care, I just run my hands through her dark hair
  Then I pray to God you gotta help me fly away
  
  And just let her cry if the tears fall down like rain
  Let her sing if it eases all her pain
  Let her go, let her walk right out on me
  And if the sun comes up tomorrow, let her be, let her be
  
  This morning, I woke up alone, found a note standing by the phone
  Sayin', "Maybe, maybe I'll be back someday"
  I wanted to look for you
  You walked in, I didn't know just what I should do
  So I sat back down and had a beer and felt sorry for myself
  
  Sayin' let her cry if the tears fall down like rain
  Let her sing if it eases all her pain
  Let her go, let her walk right out on me
  And if the sun comes up tomorrow, let her be, let her be
  No, no, no, no
  
  Let her cry let her cry if the tears fall down like rain
  Let her sing if it eases all her pain
  Let her go, let her walk right out on me
  And if the sun comes up tomorrow, let her be, ah
  
  Last night, I tried to leave, cried so much, I could not believe
  She was the same girl I fell in love with long ago
  She went in the back to get high
  I sat down on my couch and cried, yellin'
  "Oh, mama, please help me"
  Won't you hold my hand and
  
  Let her cry if the tears fall down like rain
  Let her sing if it eases all her pain
  Let her go, let her walk right out on me
  And if the sun comes up tomorrow, let her be
  
  Let her cry, if the tears fall down like rain
  Let her sing, if it eases all her pain
  Let her go, let her walk right out on me
  And if the sun comes up tomorrow, let her be
  Ah, let her be Writer/s: Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, Mark Bryan
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 10

• Yonkersman from New YorkLove this song & Darius & his band. I am glad to read everybody’s take on the lyrics because I have often struggled with themDoes anyone know who the actress is? She is so expressive of the torment experienced by sufferers of chemical dependency besides being graceful in her movement & lovely to look at.
• Brooke from Brisbane, AustraliaLove this song
• Nic from Dandridge, Tnit's "DAR'S the 1 I love the most, a& STIPE'S not far behind.
  
  .......geeeeez!
• Pedro from PortugalBrian from Boston. You said it all. Your first comment is very good. Clever
  And I will try to be impartial, cause I love rock and don't remember to listen at all to Hootie.. See, their phenomenon in USA didn't happened in my country. Well, I think Hootie are fine. This song is a good song, better that 90% of many hits today.. The other "hold my hand" I didn't like so much, but its ok
  But just my opinion, from a Led Zeppelin fan, who came here to KNOW hootie, and I like music with real instruments
  Again, I love your comment.
• C. Larson from Portland A google search of the lyrics often (incorrectly) reads "Dad's the one I love the most" but search with the song including misheard song lyrics.
  
  
• C. Larson from Portland I believe it says "Dar's the one I love the most and Stipe's not far behind." Dar is the lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish; Stipe is the lead singer of R.E.M.
  
• Tracy from Minneapolis, MnI figured out by myself that this was about an enabler, lol. However, when I just listened to it again today (7/22/2014) I got the idea it was about an child of an alcoholic mother. Note that the words say "Dad's the one she loves most" and then later, the words say, "Help me momma, won't you please hold my hand". Also, when it says "I went out to look for you" Who is he looking for? God? Maybe, but maybe his Dad could be who he is looking for. Again, Alcoholic mom, co-dependant/enabler dad and poor lonely son not knowing what to do. This is how I grew up, but I am an only girl child. ;-)
• Brian from Boston, MaTo Amber from Montgomery.I think that is a cool story.I always like to hear trivia about the music I like.I am a fan of both bands and that story just goes to show that good music inspires good music.
• Brian from Boston, MaWhen this album was popular in the 90s Hootie and The Blowfish were on the radio constantly. I liked their music but I remember actually getting sick of hearing it because it was just on so much.Now I turn the radio on and I hear all sorts of electronica rapp dance overproduced crap.Good luck finding guitar oriented music on the radio. This just goes to show how spoiled we were in the 90s with so much good rock music. Hootie,Pearl Jam,Counting Crows Black Crows , Gin Blossoms.These are just good rock and roll bands.
• Amber from Montgomery, AlI saw Hootie and the Blowfish about four years ago, and Darius Rucker said the inspiration came from the Black Crowes' "She Talks to Angels". He said he wanted to write a song like that, but from a different perspective.

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