Song Description
Story song
| Song Length |
3:25 |
Genre |
Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Meat |
| Similar Artists |
Garth Brooks |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
When Big Boys Cry
© 1994 Nicki Berns and Robert Heath
verse
When I was five I wandered off
From where we'd just moved in
Wasn't long before the dark
And cold and fear set in
When I heard my daddy's voice
I tried to hide my tears
He said, "There's something, Son,
I've learned from all my years"
He said...
chorus
...big boys cry, even big boys cry
It don't mean you ain't a man
Hold your head up high
You should never be ashamed
Of how you feel inside
Only empty hearts have empty eyes
And only small men laugh when big boys cry
verse
They were married thirteen years
And all they seemed to do was fight
Daddy finally packed his bags
One very stormy night
He came into my room and said,
"Son take care of your mom"
It's the first time I had seen him cry
He new it shook me some
He said...
repeat chorus
bridge
Thirty years have come and gone
Dad ain't been feelin' well
Me, my wife, our little son
Have come to say our last farewells
1/2 verse
And as we're leaving grandpas room
My son begins to cry
He turns his head so I won't see him
As he wipes his eyes
And I say...
repeat chorus