Here is the official Toby Keith Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song) video and lyrics from his 13th studio album American Ride. The song is a tribute to Wayman Tisdale, the late NBA star and jazz musician with whom the country music superstar had frequently collaborated.

Tisdale died at age 44 in May 2009 after a two-year battle with cancer. The music video features footage of Tisdale and had its world premiere on Nov. 2 on CMT.com. As Tulsa World reported Toby Keith had written the song but declined to perform it at the funeral, telling the newspaper, “I wrote a song for him, but there’s no way I could possibly get through it here today” and performing instead Willie Nelson’s Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground. [Source: Thousands gather in downtown Tulsa to honor Tisdale]

Here are the Toby Keith Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song) lyrics. The music video is below.

Photo credit: Rick Diamond/CMT. Tisdale and Keith perform live onstage together at the CMT Crossroads special in 2004, Toby Keith’s Shock ‘n Y’All Super Bowl Party.

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Toby Keith Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song) Video, Lyrics (Official)