Sugarland – Joey

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  Song Meaning:It's about a teenage girl who lost her boyfriend one night after a party she didn't go too because she was mad at him, so he had to drive himself home and it ended up ending his life. She goes on to talk about how bad she feels for letting it happen and she takes some responsibility into her own hands and is crying out for him still because if she had gone or invited him to her house instead of going to the party things would have turned out different and she wouldn't be hurting and he would still be here with her.

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  Memory:This song definitely hits a lot of people in Harford County, Maryland, a boy named Joey D'Entremont was killed in a car accident when he was crossing the street he passed away only a few months ago he was only a freshman at Fallston high school. Everyone around was crushed and devastated to hear about the loss, everyone around Forest Hill and Bel Air really got together to honor his memory. He'll never be forgot and this song is great for the situation. Joey D'Entremont. #30. R.I.P. <3

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    It will have to do because I cannot locate a good 'I'm sorry' song aimed at the living. Very said that this song was composed due to the deah of a boy. I cannot imagine losing a child.

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  Memory:This song makes me cry everytime. My mom just lost her boyfriend, Joey. He had a heart attack at the age of 46.. It wasn't a car accident but it still means so much. She dated him when they were in highschool and they found eachother again later in life. I feel like this is how my mom feels.. like what she wishes she could say to him.

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  General Comment:its soo sad all of these people have been through this. everytime i hear this song it makes me cry. what we need to learn from it is tell the people you love you love them. breathe<3

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  Memory:There was a 17 year old boy who was from around where I live and he died this past summer, before his senior year, in a drunk driving accident. His best friend was the driver, and she was drunk. She survived. When I hear this song it makes me think of what she might have/still is thinking. His name was Joey.

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  General Comment:Did anyone notice that she sings about Joey again in "Everyday America". I can see it must have been a high school elationship. Jennifer Nettles has one of the best vocals in music in my opinion, and this song is one of my favorites, especially when she performs it live.

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  General Comment:i heard three meaninbg for the song. One he was drunk and got into a crash. Two they got in a big fight and he was distracted and got into a crash. Three: she was supposed to go to a party with him but chnged her mind and he got in a crash and she feels guilty.

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  General Comment:the first time I had heard this song I balled my eyes out. My Best friend joey was kit and killed by a train a little over a year ago. We had been argueing at the time bc his gf did not like me and I had known him alot longer than she but yet he kinda stoped talking to me . well a week later i lost him and it hurts cause he kinda always had a crush on me but i always turned him down and i just wonder what would have happened it would have been differnet and i wouldnt have turned him down so many times. i miss him more than anything and but i love this song.

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  Song Meaning:This could be the saddest song ever written. Of course I feel bad for the person who died, but I feel even worse for the person left behind - the one singing the song. She's blaming herself for something that was not her fault. Maybe he would have been alive if she had done SOMETHING different, but that doesn't make what happened her fault. She feels so passionately that this accident was her fault when it wasn't and that is what makes this song so sad for me.
  
  My take aways from this song: Don't blame yourself for things that aren't your fault and tell people you love just how much you love them.

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  General Comment:hmm, so the guy in the song dies? I figured he was in a coma because of the line "can you hear me" and "do you know that with all i have left in my very last breath i will call your name"
  
  I hope Jennifer nettles doesn't feel as guilty about it as she comes across in this song.

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