Name: I'm Crying
Duration: P00H04M18S
Description: I witnessed local police brutalize children that were living on the streets of Sao Paulo when I toured South America in the late '90s. It seemed to go un-noticed by the people living there. So I wrote this song to try and get through the emotional rollercoaster ride it put me on.

I'm Crying

from Last Train To Hooterville by Johnny V

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I witnessed local police brutalize children that were living on the streets of Sao Paulo when I toured South America in the late '90s. It seemed to go un-noticed by the people living there. So I wrote this song to try and get through the emotional rollercoaster ride it put me on.

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I’m Cryin’ (J.A. Mills and R.A. Newell - SOCAN)

1st Verse

Oh, I’m Cryin’
Oh, I’m Cryin’
All the boys and girls
Livin’ in this great big world
Ain’t got no shoes on their feet
Ain’t got nothin’ to eat
Ain’t got no place to sleep
Livin’ out in the street
Lord it makes me want to weep

2nd Verse

Oh, I’m Cryin’
Oh, I’m Cryin’
It’s a hard reality
Livin’ in poverty
In the land of the liberty
Pollyanna looks to you and me
For a helping hand, not charity
No one there to hear her pleas
Lord it makes me want to scream

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during the modulation 2 part back-up vocals sing

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

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from Last Train To Hooterville, released June 19, 2012
Johnny V Trio (Live)

Johnny V: Guitars and Vocals
Glen Yorga: Bass Guitar and Vocals
Andrzej Ryszka: Drums and Vocals

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Juno Award winner many consider "The True Heavyweight Champion of the Great Blues North". 2009 inducted into CANADIAN BLUES HALL OF FAME. 2009 Calgary Blues Music Association "Blues Guitarist of the Year". Real Blues Magazine Best Canadian Slide Guitarist 1995, '96 & '97. 1998 Maple Blues Awards nominee "Best Blues Guitarist" & "Entertainer of the Year" & 2005 nominee "Guitarist of the Year". ... more

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