With laughter at the ridiculous lyrics?

And I say that as a big fan.

I had a number of family members who served in the military during wartime, and I know the sentiments in this song were not that ridiculous to them.

Three Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis

I'm pretty sure it was written specifically to make people cry.

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My Immortal - evanescence

It has a strong connection for me to someone close who passed away

I like the song but I've always had a question: is he a ghost at the end or was he alive and she wrongly informed that he died? I like to think of him as a ghost...

I'd say Hello by them as well would qualify.

I consider Ian Hunter to be one of the rock's melancholic writers going back to the Ballad of Mott and Hymn for the Dudes

This song may be my favorite aging rocker songs.

What am I supposed to do now?
Sink to the bottom of obscurity, obscurity, obscurity, obscurity

Ian Hunter – Dead Man Walkin' (Eastenders)

I've been here before - this is where my fingers slipped into yours
This is where I trembled - when you touched mine
This is where the seeds we planted long ago
Grew up to tell us we're too old to know

I've been here before - this is where the novelty starts wearing off, wearing off, wearing off
And all the world's a stage - it's just that I ain't on it anymore, anymore
This ain't Eastenders, this ain't Eastenders, this ain't Eastenders, it's the real thing
What am I supposed to do now?
Crawl down the hole of monotony - monotony - monotony - monotony

The silence is deafening - the phone never rings
Won't somebody help me cos - I feel like I'm drowning
If I should sink - if I should swim
It doesn't really matter anymore - Dead man walkin'

I've been meaning to tell you for oh so long
Baby you got it right 'n I got it wrong
Now I know what ageism means - you gotta try a little harder
you gotta be a little stronger

I've been here before - this is where nothing happens anymore, anymore, anymore,
Someone else's rage - someone else's pain
Someone else's ego - you will believe, you will believe

This ain't Eastenders, this ain't Eastenders, this ain't Eastenders, it's the real thing
What am I supposed to do now?
Sink to the bottom of obscurity, obscurity, obscurity, obscurity

It's a foregone conclusion - a fait accompli
It's all taken care of - you don't have to worry
If I should lose - If I should win
It doesn't really matter anymore - Dead man walkin'

This reminds me of my best friend, who died almost 4 year ago now, and I can't get more than a minute into the song without losing my mind. Myles has the most amazing voice.

I did cry when they used this song against the images in Bowling for Columbine.

I'm not a girl, so none.

What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong / The Ramones

Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin / Ugly Kid Joe

Your House - Alanis Morissette

Say Hello To Heaven - Temple Of The Dog

You and Me (Less than Zero) - Glenn Danzig and the Power & Fury Orchestra

In Loving Memory - Alter Bridge

My Immortal - EVANESCENCE

Rise Above This - Seether

Not so much when I hear them (depending on circumstances or unless I think about them too much) but these are difficult to sing without choking up:

Why me Lord? - Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Will the Circle Be Unbroken - lyricist Ada R. Habershon, composed by Charles H. Gabriel
His Eye Is on the Sparrow - lyricist Civilla D. Martin, composed by Charles H. Gabriel
Were You There? - African American spiritual

Here are a couple of rock/pop songs which depend on circumstances or how nostalgic they make me feel at a given time:

Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan's interpretation on "The Sky is Crying"
In My Life - The Beatles

YESTERDAY - The Beatles

OVERJOYED - Stevie Wonder

EVEN NOW - Barry Manilow

ALL CRIED OUT - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force

Black Label Society-In This River

Jason Isbell-Elephant

Ben Folds Five-Brick

Charlie Daniels Band-Still In Saigon

Elliot Smith-Needle In The Hay

Tears For Fears-Mad World

Ben Folds - Carrying Cathy
Harry Chapin - Cats In The Cradle
Little Feat - Vale Of Tears (esp. if you know the backstory behind the lyrics)

Wishful Thinking - China Crisis

"'Til I Gain Control Again" by This Mortal Coil. Actually, most of their album "Blood" makes me feel sad and semi-depressed. I love it.