right away, i think of:
Why Should I Cry For You - Sting. the whole album is about him losing his father, and there is one part where the combination of the lyrics and the music just come together to fully explain, at least to me, what he is feeling...it gets me every time. I think in the story, this is right after his father dies, or is when they find out that it is the final hours, and Sting is reflecting on how his dad had treated him
When I Fall - Barenaked Ladies - again, the music and lyrics fit perfectly together artistically to tell the story of a guy who is about ready to jump off a ledge, and he is deciding why he shouldn't..brilliant...I can't listen to this in public
Claire De Lune into Ballerina - Styx. especially when I was younger, the music alone gave me chills, and made me tear up...not so much b/c of sadness, but because of, again, how the music perfectly supported the up and down of the lyrical content
others will pop up, but for me, these are the big 3....
many, many old school Christmas carols and hyms make me cry to sometimes....again, beautiful, or historical significance
and Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed - does b/c it is so f-ing powerfull, and descriptive of the bleak cold winter, and how Christmas is a small spot of warmth