Drivin' And Cryin'
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"Drivin' and Cryin'" is a song recorded by American
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artist
Steve Wariner Steven Noel Wariner (born December 25, 1954) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Initially a backing musician for Dottie West, he also worked with Bob Luman and Chet Atkins before beginning a solo career in the late ...
. It was released in November 1993 as the second single from the album ''
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''. The song reached #24 on the ''
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chart. The song was written by Spike Blake and Rick Giles.


Content

The narrator has left his significant other and is talking about letting out his pent up emotions as he is driving down an unknown highway in
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, and is contemplating driving to either
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or
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to distract himself.


Music video

The video was directed by
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and shows Wariner along Texas State Highway 395 playing guitar with clips of him driving and in a cafe, which black and white footage of him leaving his lover. The video was filmed in
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.


Chart performance


References

1994 singles 1993 songs Steve Wariner songs Songs written by Rick Giles Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Arista Nashville singles {{1993-country-song-stub