Drivin' and Cryin' explained

Drivin' and Cryin'
Type:single
Artist:Steve Wariner
Album:Drive
B-Side:Drive
Released:November 13, 1993
Genre:Country
Length:4:47
Label:Arista
Producer:Scott Hendricks
Prev Title:If I Didn't Love You
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:It Won't Be Over You
Next Year:1994

"Drivin' and Cryin'" is a song recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in November 1993 as the second single from the album Drive. The song reached #24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] 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 Texas, and is contemplating driving to either Dallas or San Antonio to distract himself.

Music video

The video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen 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 Amarillo, Texas.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 372.