"Cadillac Tears" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Kevin Denney Kevin Denney (born January 27, 1978) is an American country music artist. Signed to Lyric Street Records in 2001, he made his debut on the country music scene with the release of his self-titled album (2002’s ''Kevin Denney''), which produced ...

. It was released in June 2002 as the second single from the album ''

''. The song reached #30 on the ''

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chart. The song was written by

Leslie Satcher Leslie Winn Satcher (born 1962) is a singer-songwriter based on Nashville, Tennessee. She has recorded two albums of her own, and has additionally co-written several singles for such artists as George Strait, Martina McBride, Pam Tillis, Gretch ...

and

Wynn Varble George Edwin Varble is an American country music musician and songwriter. Varble co-wrote the hit songs '' Have You Forgotten?'', ''Waitin' on a Woman'', '' Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind'' and '' A Little More Country Than That''. In 20 ...

Content

The song is about a divorcee who extravagantly spends the money that she has received in her settlement, such as a new

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automobile.

Chart performance

References

2002 singles 2002 songs Kevin Denney songs Lyric Street Records singles Songs written by Leslie Satcher Songs written by Wynn Varble Songs about cars {{2000s-country-song-stub