<P> Arthur Hamilton later said of the song : `` I had never heard the phrase . I just liked the combination of words ... Instead of ' Eat your heart out ' or ' I 'll get even with you , ' it sounded like a good , smart retort to somebody who had hurt your feelings or broken your heart . '' He was initially concerned that listeners would hear a reference to the Crimea , rather than `` ... cry me a ... '' , but said that `` ... sitting down and playing the melody and coming up with lyrics made it a nonissue . '' </P>
<P> Arthur Hamilton later said of the song : `` I had never heard the phrase . I just liked the combination of words ... Instead of ' Eat your heart out ' or ' I 'll get even with you , ' it sounded like a good , smart retort to somebody who had hurt your feelings or broken your heart . '' He was initially concerned that listeners would hear a reference to the Crimea , rather than `` ... cry me a ... '' , but said that `` ... sitting down and playing the melody and coming up with lyrics made it a nonissue . '' </P>
who is the song cry me a river about
who is the song cry me a river about
a good , smart retort to somebody who had hurt your feelings or broken your heart
a good , smart retort to somebody who had hurt your feelings or broken your heart