Matt Williams Song "You'll Make Her Cry" Will Make You Cry Too

I didn't know anything about Matt Williams when I was reading about his song You'll Make Her Cry on WOOD 8 News. I found his video on YouTube, listened and cried.

I didn't know why the song took me back to when I was a young wife discovering the man I married was in more pain than I thought he was. He's a Vietnam veteran. We met about 10 years after he left the Army. The Army didn't leave him. Neither did Vietnam.

This song is about love and how a husband can make a wife cry by showing how much he loves her. I was really confused. Why did it take me back to then instead of now that we've been married for 30 years?

I watched the video again. It did the same thing to my memories. Now I know why. I did a search and found Matt's website.

From Matt Williams web page

After High school, I went on the join the Army in 2004. On this journey my life would change forever.

I left for Iraq at 19 years old in 2005. I didn’t know what I was in for at all. I had never been shot at and never been around bombs exploding. Sure shot way to grow up FAST!! I survived that year of combat then came home and married a few months later. I reported to Ft Riley KS a few days after getting married. From there I trained for my next deployment to Iraq.

On July 20th 2007, my oldest son Bryant was born. I was the happiest man to be able to witness my son entering this world. I deployed to Iraq the second time in 2008. That year brought new experiences for me as well. During that year my second child Bradyn was born and I also went through my first divorce. Now, you may think that was the icing on the cake, nope. I was transferred to Ft. Carson Colorado.

I met a girl and got married..again. Then left for Afghanistan in August, 2010. This is where my life changed forever.

On August 30th 2010, my squad was hit in an IED attack. Two of my best friends were killed that day, Mark Noziska and Casey Grochowiak. We hadn’t been in the country for 30 days and I lost two of my best friends. I came home for a few months to recover from injuries and also battle my PTSD and depression.

While I was home I was able to see my son Christian come into this world. It was beautiful. This little guy gave me the strength to fight and move forward.

I recovered from my injuries and went back to Afghanistan in Jan 2011. From there it was a fight every day. We never knew if we would make it another step or another night.

A true living hell is what it was. Days upon days of sleeping in the dirt, no showers – you name it. On May 27th 2011, another great friend of mine lost his legs in another IED attack.

Greg Galeazzi is still alive and well today, but that day will forever be with him and us. We came home late August of 2011. From there I battled with depression and PTSD. I got out of the Army June 15 2012.

I moved to Maryville, Tennessee so that I could be closer to my father. On July 4th 2012, three weeks after I got out of the military – my father died in his sleep. The day before we had talked for over two hours, so the phone call I got the next morning – as you could imagine – shattered my world. From there every day was a battle between the military, my failing marriage and my father passing. My life was in shambles.

I turned to drinking and violence as my escape from the pain. After I noticed that those two things were not going to fix my life I turned back to the one thing I do best – and that’s music.

This is the story of far too many lives that don't need to be the way they were. When you listen to the song, it comes from a loving soul. It comes from years of living through events few others will ever know. I bet it will make you remember times in your own life and you'll cry too.
Matt Williams - You'll Make Her Cry (Fundraiser Version)