I try to hide my sappy side, but I don’t think I do a very good job of it. I thought I’d share some of the songs that get me right here. I’m ashamed to admit these songs make me cry. I’m so weak.

I don’t know how to imbed music here, so I’m imbedding the videos. For me, a video lessens the impact of a well-crafted song, so do me a favor and don’t watch the videos. Close your eyes and listen to the words.

I remember the first time I heard “Don’t Take the Girl.” I worked at Wal-Mart’s electronics department, back when it first came out. Early nineties. We always had a display radio playing, resenting when a customer changed the station. Well, that day a customer changed it to a country station, and my co-worker said, “Oh, I love this song. Sherri, have you heard this?”

Let me just skip to the end of the story where I’m sobbing in the middle of Wal-Mart, asking a lady customer to wait while I got myself under control. She just nodded with a smile of understanding.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP1G5i5q-hk]

“What Might Have Been” still makes me cry, too, but I don’t remember when I first heard it. It reminds me how bad I am at letting go of people. Even when it’s for the best. Heck, maybe because it’s for the best.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBx9a71BZq4]

And the ever-classic “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” ‘Nuff said.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu2DA4I4TGw]