Songs That Make You Cry

We all have those songs that make you lose it on a regular basis. My baker's dozen bawlers are as follows:

• Hurt - Johhny Cash Version: This version always points out to me how music transcends generations.
• Man of The Hour - Pearl Jam: Fathers are not always recognized for their greatness in their lifetime.
• Abandoned Love - Bob Dylan: Regret is the most painful weapon in the arsenal of love.
• Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley: This song works on so many levels whether as a tribute to sex or a declaration of love.
• One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen: What is it about people that makes them enjoy the collapse of someone they once loved?
• Mychal - Black 47: This song about the FDNY's chaplain who perished on 9/11 always does a number on me especially the final line "As I arise on this September Morn, the sun is beaming down, the streets are warm, God's in his heaven and all is well, I will go forth and do his will..."
• Space Oddity - David Bowie: This is one that haunts me with the thought of this Astronaut far from home and drifting further from hope. It wasn't till later that I discovered that it was the story of a junkie on a bad trip but my first interpretation is the one that I think about when I hear this song.
• Running To Stand Still - U2: This was always my favorite song on the Joshua Tree album.
• Barquito De Papel - Joan Manuel Serrat: Lost youth lament at it's finest.
• Requiem - Mozart: This was the first classical song that I heard that really opened my eyes to the genius of Mozart.
• Silver Thunderbird - Marc Cohn: "The man with the plan and the pocket comb."
• Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zant Version: Townes took this song and added a layer of hard travelling veneer that outstrips the great Rolling Stones version.
• Reason To Believe - Bruce Springsteen: My first Springsteen album was Born In The USA which I thought was amazing but it wasn't till I began exploring his catalogue that I discovered this gem which may not be as popular as other songs but it drills down to the core of the human condition in a scant 3 minutes.

If you read this post, I would like to hear your thoughts on my selections and maybe your own top bawlers.