i see a face in the mirror that i just don't like
but i gotta keep tellin' myself that its alright
cuz now i'm older theres no sense in me crying cos' mama said am not like you
used to havin people say that i talk like him
dipped my pace and ma step so i don't walk like him
i don't know what i found inside of me but its got me over you
not a single letter or a single call from you
i'm a stronger man now and its all because of you
cuz i cant wait on you no more
i made it here without you
so tell me why should i cry
mama was the one who taught me how to ride my bike
and she was the one who taught me how to stand and fight
when my first day of school would start
and when i first had a broken heart
those were the times i most needed you
but thats what got me through
not a single letter or a single call from you
i'm a stronger man now and its all because of you
cuz i cant wait on you no more
i made it here without you
so tell me why should i cry
and were bound to make mistakes
but if theres anything i learned from you its not to runaway
through all the trials and tribulations in my life
not a single letter or a single call from you
am a stronger man now and its all because of you
cuz i cant wait on you no more
i made it here without you
so tell me why should i cry
am a stronger man now and its all because of you
cuz i cant wait on you no more
i made it here without you
so tell me why should i cry
so tell me why should i cry
so tell me why should i cry