"The Crowd" by Waylon Jennings is a song about longing and heartache. The lyrics describe the narrator going out with the crowd and playing the game of pretending to be alright, but deep down, things don't feel the same. The heart and connection they once shared with someone is gone, and they feel their part of the crowd is missing. The song reminisces about the good times and dances the narrator used to have with the person they miss. They would often sneak away from the crowd and share intimate moments together. However, now that the person is gone, everything feels different. The narrator admits that they fall apart every time they hear the person's name. Despite the emptiness they feel, the narrator continues to go on and be a part of the crowd, pretending and living in a make-believe world until the person comes back. They desperately ask for the person to return to the crowd and to them. Overall, "The Crowd" is a bittersweet song about yearning for love and reminiscing about past moments of happiness while hoping for a reunion with a lost love.
