Lyrics to
Jamie’s Cryin’

This version of Jamie’S Cryin’ was released by Van Halen in 1978.

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She saw the look in his eyes, ‘n’ she knew better
He wanted her tonight, ah, and it was now or never
He made her feel so sad
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie’s cryin’
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie’s cryin’
Now Jamie wouldn’t say, “All right”, ah, she knew he’d forget her
‘N’ so they said goodnight, ah, oh, ‘n’ now he’s gone forever
She want’s to send him a letter, uh yeah yeah
Uh just to try to make herself feel better
It said “Gimme (gimme a call sometime”)
But she knows what that’ll get her
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie’s cryin’
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie’s cryin’
Now Jamie’s been in love before (ahhh)
And she knows what love is for (ahhh)
It should mean, a little, a little more (ahhh)
Than one night stands, whoo
She want’s to send him a letter, uh yeah yeah
Just to try to make herself feel better
It said “Gimme (gimme a call sometime”)
But she knows what that’ll get her
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie’s cryin’
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie’s cryin’

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When you decide to study the lyrics to Jamie’S Cryin’, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1978 song by Van Halen. Some of the lyrics to Jamie’S Cryin’ have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Van Halen and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Jamie’S Cryin’ if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Jamie’S Cryin’" means the words set to the music of Jamie’S Cryin’, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Van Halen. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Jamie’S Cryin’ and the lyrics to Jamie’S Cryin’ are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Van Halen who came here looking just for the lyrics to Jamie’S Cryin’, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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