1689 – Jackson Browne – Here comes those tears again (1976)

 

Escrita por Jackson Browne e Nancy Farnsworth, foi gravada em 1976 e lançada no disco The Pretender, o quarto disco de Browne, em novembro de 1976. Sairia também em compacto, em janeiro de 1977, com Linda Paloma como Lado B. Foi produzida por Jon Landau. Chegou ao número 23 dos charts Billboard Hot 100. Foi o oitavo compacto na ordem de sucesso de Browne. Nancy era sua sogra, mãe de sua esposa Phillys Major, que havia se suicidado durante as gravações do disco The Pretender. Phillys morreu em março de 1976. Nancy escreveu uma letra e pediu pra Browne finalizar. A letra fala de um amor que foi deixado pelo seu parceiro porque aquela pessoa precisava ser livre e que tinha algo pra fazer sozinha. John Hall toca o solo de guitarra, Bill Payne toca o piano e Mike Utley toca orgão. Bonnie Raitt e Rosemary Butler fazem os backing vocals. Tim Powers tocou bateria.

A letra:

Here come those tears again
Just when I was getting over you
Just when I was going to make it through
Another night without missing you
Thinking I might just be strong enough after all
When I hear your footsteps echoing in the hall

Baby here we stand again
Where we've been so many times before
Even though you looked so sure
As I was watching you walking out my door
But you always walk back in like you did today
Acting like you never even went away
Well I don't know if I can
Open up and let you in baby
Here come those tears
Here come those tears again

I can hear you telling me
How you needed to be free
And you had some things to work out alone
Now you're standing here telling me
How you have grown
Here come those tears again
Now you'll tell me how to hold them in
Here come those tears
Here come those tears again

Some other time baby
When I'm strong and feeling fine maybe
When I can look at you without crying
You might look like a friend of mine
But I don't know if I can
Open up enough to let you in
Here come those tears
Here come those tears again

Walk away
I'm going back inside and turning out those lights
And I'll be in the dark but you'll be out of sight

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