The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era: Songs That Changed the World--"Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.

This is without question one of the most powerful songs ever recorded.  What empathy and caring the members of R.E.M. had when writing this.  It's a good song to keep handy when you get depressed.  Most people live 70, 80 years or more if they are fortunate.  Don't let one bad experience, a bad day, a bad month or even a bad year get in the way of the other 79 years.  Trust me when I say that everyone experiences bad luck and misfortune.


A very smart person once said "It's not what happens in life that defines you, it's how to respond that matters."  Whatever your problem, you can get through it, and you'll be a much better person for it.

"Everybody Hurts"

by R.E.M.

Written by Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry


When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life, well hang on

Don't let yourself go
'Cause everybody cries
And everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone (Hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (Hold on)
If you think you've had too much
Of this life, well hang on

Everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
Don't throw your hand, oh no

Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone
No, no, no, you are not alone

If you're on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes

So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts