I was alright for a while
I could smile for a while
But when I saw you last night
You held my hand so tight

As you stopped to say hello
Oh, you wished me well
And you couldn’t tell
That I’d been

Crying over you
Crying over you

When you said so long
You left me standing all alone
Alone and crying

Crying, crying, I’m crying
It’s hard to understand
That the touch of your hand
Could start me crying

I thought that I was over you
But it’s true, oh, so true
I love you even more
Than I did before

But darling, what can I do
‘Cause you don’t love me
And I’ll always be

Crying over you
Crying over you

And now that you’re gone
And from this moment on
I’ll be crying, crying, crying
Crying, I’m crying, I’m crying over you

• Liner notes from Synchronistic Wanderings:

Pat: When I was living in Richmond, VA, a good friend of mine, Jim Enroughty, told me that if I ever got a record deal, he’d love to hear me sing Crying. When I moved back to NY, I worked it up and I sang it the night Jeff Aldrich and Terry Ellis from Chrysalis Records came to hear me sing. We demoed it for in the heat of the night, but it never made it to the record. The version on this CD is the original demo I did with Richard T. Bear.

Neil: This is the only song included in this Anthology that I cannot give any insight into its recording, as this was recorded prior to our personal and professional relationships together. So I get to be an observer on this one. Unfortunately limited to mastering from an old cassette but fortunate to have it at all. Pat’s vocal quality is incredible. Even more incredible considering how young she was when she recorded it. Pat and I have been together for twenty years and this is the first time I’ve heard this version!! Pat’s ability to adapt anyone’s song, even this Roy Orbison classic, and make it her own was very clear even at such a young point in her career.