Drivin' and Cryin'

{{Infobox song

| name = Drivin' and Cryin'

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Steve Wariner

| album = Drive

| B-side = Drive

| released = November 13, 1993

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 4:47

| label = Arista

| writer = Spike Blake, Rick Giles

| 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

| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|BEvv0dexnUY|"Drivin' and Cryin'"}}}}

}}

"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.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=372}} 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.

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (1993–1994)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|65|chartid=2359|publishdate=January 17, 1994|accessdate=April 7, 2015}}

References

Category:1994 singles

Category:1993 songs

Category:Steve Wariner songs

Category:Songs written by Rick Giles

Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks

Category:Arista Nashville singles