Cry (if you want to)
by: Holly Cole
Cry if you want
I wont tell you not to
I wonÔÇÖt try to cheer you up
Ill just be here if you want me
ItÔÇÖs no use in keeping a stiff upper lip
You can weep you can sleep you can loosen your grip
You can frown you can drown and go down with the ship
You cry if you want to
DonÔÇÖt ever apologize venting your pain
Its something to me you donÔÇÖt need to explain
I donÔÇÖt need to know why
I donÔÇÖt think itÔÇÖs insane
You can cry if you want to
The windows are closed
The neighbors arenÔÇÖt home
If itÔÇÖs better with me than to do it alone
Ills draw all the curtains and unplug the phone
You can cry if you want
You can stare at the ceiling and tear at your hair
Swallow your feelings and stager and swear
You could show things and throw things and I wouldnÔÇÖt care
You can cry if you want to
I wonÔÇÖt make fun of you
I wonÔÇÖt tell any one
I wonÔÇÖt analyze what you do or you should have done
I wonÔÇÖt advise you to go and have fun
You can cry if you want to
Well itÔÇÖs empty and ugly and terribly sad
I canÔÇÖt feel what you feel but I no it feel bad
I no that its real and it makes you so mad
You could cry
Cry if you want to I wonÔÇÖt tell you not to
I wonÔÇÖt try and cheer you up
Ill just be here if you want me; to be
Near you
