Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
Now you say you're lonely
You cry the whole night through
Well you can cry me a river
Cry me a river, I cried a river over you
And now you say you're sorry
For bein' so untrue
Well you can cry me a river
Cry me a river, 'cause I cried a river over you
You drove me nearly out of my head
While you never shed a tear babe
Remember, I remember all that you said
You told me love was too plebeian
You told me you were through with me
And now you say you love me
Well just to prove that you do
Why don't you cry me a river
Cry me a river, 'cause I cried a river over you, over you
You say you loved me, but you lied
Now you say you love me
Well just to prove that you do
Come on and cry me a river
Oh cry me a river
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you, I cried a river
Now you can too, cry me a river
Cry me a river
You cry the whole night through
Well you can cry me a river
Cry me a river, I cried a river over you
And now you say you're sorry
For bein' so untrue
Well you can cry me a river
Cry me a river, 'cause I cried a river over you
You drove me nearly out of my head
While you never shed a tear babe
Remember, I remember all that you said
You told me love was too plebeian
You told me you were through with me
And now you say you love me
Well just to prove that you do
Why don't you cry me a river
Cry me a river, 'cause I cried a river over you, over you
You say you loved me, but you lied
Now you say you love me
Well just to prove that you do
Come on and cry me a river
Oh cry me a river
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you, I cried a river
Now you can too, cry me a river
Cry me a river
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Cry Me a River Lyrics as written by Arthur Hamilton
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Why are there no comments on this song!? I love it - espcially the introduction. :D
this is a great, spurned love song, Bublé is really great at love songs =pI actually read that he wanted the intro 'Bond-like' because he wanted it to sound very cinematic and bombastic, it sounds great, but then all his songs do =p no real need to transliterate here, its pretty obvious
someone needs to fix these lyrics up, they're horrible!
I don't see why the lyrics are horrible?
I love how James Bond-ish his version is!