cry if you want to

cry if you want to

i won't tell you not to

i won't try to cheer you up

i'll just be here if you want me

there's 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 can

cry if you want to

don't ever apologize venting your pain

it's something to me you don't need to explain

i don't need to know why

i don't think it's insane

you can

cry if you want to

the windows are closed

the neighbors aren't home

if it's better with me than to do it alone

i'll draw all the curtains and unplug the phone

you can

cry if you want to

you can stare at the ceiling and

tear at your hair

swallow your feelings and stagger and swear

you can show things and throw things

and i wouldn't care

you can

cry if you want to

no

i won't make fun of you

i won't tell anyone

i won't analyze what you do or you should have done

i won't advise you to go and have fun

you can

cry if you want to

well it's empty and ugly and terribly sad

i can't feel what you feel

but i know it feels bad

i know that it's real and it makes you so mad

you could cry

cry if you want to

i won't tell you not to

i won't try to cheer you up

i'll just be here if you want me to be near you