I'LL CRY TODAY

[Chorus: C.S. Armstrong]

Coulda kept it to myself, but I had to say

Say a man ain't supposed to cry, ooh

But I'll cry today

But a river, a river worth of tears [???]

They say a man ain't supposed to cry, ooh

But I'll cry today

I'll cry a river for your daughter

[Verse: C.S. Armstrong]

Ooh, dear God could ya, could you please show a nigga some grace?

Dear God, you know, I was never taught love in the first place

[???] I'm just tryna find it, day by day

Sometimes love is blind, but I can see you

[Chorus: C.S. Armstrong]

Coulda kept it to myself, but I had to say

Say a man ain't supposed to cry, ooh

But I'll cry today

But a river, a river worth of tears [???]

They say a man ain't supposed to cry, ooh

But I'll cry today

I'll cry a river for your daughter

[Bridge: C.S. Armstrong]

I'll cry for you cus you're worth it

I'll cry for you cus I need you

I'll cry for you cus you're worth it, baby

I'll cry

Coulda kept it to myself

[Spoken Word: Aja Monet]

I wasn't built to lie about what I love

Windows shuttering on soft cheeks

A chest shivеring of shadows

Buried in the backwater of bluеs

When you can't get out of bed

And your heart is in your head

We be lonesome together

Time-tinged tears bathe the spirit

Lay your hurt down

Let your chest be a feather

As the tears stretch out

You know how many times I cried for him?

They haven't an ocean wide enough

A sky blue enough

The truth is what calms the terror

And comforts the confusion

A cry that wakes God from his sleep

The mercy of the moon

Magic in the meadows

The folklore of fears

Slow steps and weary knees

Shrouded shoulders

When you're too winded to fight

And too angry to speak

Grief got a mind of its own

The safest place to hide is in the arms

Soothed by the spilling

You got me beating down walls

Busted knuckles

It's the surrender

The hurt of healing

Love songs and house flies

How the face yells

And the heart cries

[Outro: C.S. Armstrong]

Say a man ain't supposed to cry

But I'll cry today

I'll cry, I'll cry