The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World: No. 13

'Naked as We Came'
Iron & Wine (2004)

The Breakdown: Indie folkie Sam Beam's brutally sweet love song acknowledging that one always has to die before the other, plus a plug for cremation.

The Waterworks: "If I leave before you, darling/Don't you waste me in the ground."

Casualty Count: Your better half.

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