"and i want her to look beautiful if mama meets jesus tonight"
i object to music that is specifically designed to induce tears. i've been a waterworks since i was pregnant with paul. it doesn't take much to turn me into a sniffly, snot-nosed mess. once i even cried while reading about the saddest tv moments. never mind that i had never even seen any of these sad moments. just reading the descriptions was enough for me, thank you very much.
i particularly object to songs that use singing children for effect. there's that dreadful "christmas shoes" song about the little boy buying shoes for his dying mother (i have not yet heard it this holiday season and i don't intend to) -- and there's also kenny loggins' "conviction of the heart," which i think is some sort of earth day song. not my thing.
"butterfly kisses" is another song i hate. ugh, and can't forget "i'm already there." blech.
maybe i'm just grumpy and mean-spirited, but i don't like to be manipulated.