OUCH JOHNS PERSPECTIVE HURTS SO BADLY HOW IS THIS MORE SAD THAN THE ORIGINAL

Me: Oh, this looks sad. Me, five minutes later, through tears: I WAS RIGHT.

You can hear the gasps of the people

One of my favorite sad songs somehow got even sadder

How can this be sadder than the original?

We met, of all places, In front of Gristedes some freakishly cold winters day. I had on several unflattering layers of wool. He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full, So I rescued some Fruit Loops he dropped by the curb And he made some remark that my smile was superb I thought that was sweet and I started to go and he said "Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?' 'Because I'll be here At the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at 7. If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here, And in case there are two fellas waiting for you, my name's John." He waved and then he was gone. Needless to say I went back there to meet him Mostly to see if he'd show, and there he was Out in the cold with his jacket pulled tight. He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight. The next week we went to this terrible play. And the week after that drank hot chocolate all day. And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by when he said "Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?' 'Because I'll be here Right beside you as long as you want me to be. There's no question. There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life. This might sound immature but I'm totally sure you're the one." And we had just begun. We got hitched in September, our favorite month, With a rock band that played in this old synagogue. And we bought an apartment on West 17th street and talked about children and getting a dog. Our first anniversary came in a flash And we promised to take the day off. He had to stop into his office that morning, And so I went walking uptown to this bakery I know. When I heard on the street what I thought was a joke Till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke. So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread To the voicemail he left with the last words he said. I'm sorry, I don't mean to ruin your evening by bringing up all of this stuff. You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight. Well today something happened that spooked me alright. I saw this storm cloud of papers fall down from the sky, And I thought of that day and I started to cry. When as sure as I breath I heard John clear as day saying "Hey, you're allowed to move on. It's okay.' 'Because I'll be here Even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater. Even if you go out on my birthday This year instead of staying at home letting all of life's moments pass by. You don't have to cry.' 'Because I'll be here When you start going back to the places we went to together. When you take off my ring and you let yourself smile. When you meet some handsome and patient and true. When he says that he wants to be married to you. When you call him one night and he meets you downtown. When you finally answer him yes." Yes. Jason, I will marry you. I will give you my heart. It has taken so long, but I'm ready to start. Right now John's whispering 'Congrats' in my ear cause I finally let myself tell you That I will be here.

Been waiting for this male rendition for years, thank you for the beautiful cover!!

Now I need a duet of two people doing this as a duet with harmonies!

I'm not ready Edit: I was right

How stunning , I love his voice and the emotion he puts in it.

Just sobbing, how can something be so beautiful.

i don't know but everytime i hear this song it makes me cry but this song with John's perspective it hurts more 😭

I need a cover of this by Ben Platt so badly. I would bawl my eyes out even more

why does john’s perspective hit harder?

omg he's called john as well

SOBBING! AT! WORK!

You have me in tears from the start

wow... all i can say is wow. absolutely well done

Don't mind me, just crying to this for the 1000th time in a row ;w;

We met of all places in front of Gristedes Some freakishly cold winters day You had on several unflattering layers of wool I slipped on the ice with my grocery bags full So you rescued some fruit loops I dropped by the curb And I made some remark that your smile was superb And you thought I was sweet but you started to go And I said Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow? Because I’ll be here At the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at seven If you wanna meet up i’ll be waiting right here And in case there are two fellas waiting for you, my name’s John I waved and then I was gone Needless to say you came back here to meet me Mostly to see if i’d show There I was out in the cold with my jacket pulled tight I took you to dinner then kissed you goodnight The next week we went to this terrible play And the week after that drank hot chocolate all day And suddenly, eight or nine months had gone by and I said Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life Because I’ll be here Right beside you as long as you want me to be There’s no question There is nothing I’ve wanted so much in my life It might sound immature but I’m totally sure you’re the one And we had just begun. We got hitched in September, our favourite month With a rock band that played in this old synagogue And we bought an apartment on West 17th street And talked about children and getting a dog Our first anniversary came in a flash And we promised to take the day off I had to stop into my office that morning And so, you went walking uptown to that bakery you know When you heard on the street what you thought was a joke ‘Till you noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke So you’re running back home with this feeling of dread To the voicemail I left and the last words I said I’m sorry, I don’t mean to ruin your evening By bringing up all of this stuff You’re probably wondering why you even called him tonight Well today something happened that spooked you alright You saw this storm cloud of papers fall down from the sky And you thought of that day and you started to cry But sure as you breathe you heard me, clear as day saying Hey, you’re allowed to move on it's okay Because I’ll be here Even if you decide to get rid of my favourite sweater Even if you go out on my birthday this year Instead of sitting at home letting all of life’s moments pass by You don’t have to cry Because I’ll be here When you start going back to the places we went to together When you take off my ring and you let yourself smile When you meet someone handsome and patient and true When he says that he wants to be married to you When you call him one night and he meets you downtown and you finally answer him yes Tell Jason you will marry him You will give him your heart It has taken so long but you’re ready to start Right now i’m whispering congrats in your ear Cause you finally let yourself tell him That you will be here.

Beginning part with the piano wasn't quite right, but song was beautiful none the less!

Goosebumps all over

Beautiful

what key is this!! is this the original key?

:(

I don't think the changed perspective works if you know the origina will. I see I'm in the minority here in the comments. but I think it sounds really dumb. Nice voice though.