you don't have to be strong

ooh

yeah

yeah

listen to me baby

you've always been there for me

i have a shoulder to cry on

whenever i call you come running

something i can rely on

i can see

i can see the pain in your eyes

you think a man's supposed to hide

what he's feeling inside but you're wrong

you don't have to be strong for me

you don't have to be so proud with me

you don't have to be a rock

standing out there like an island all alone

you don't have to be strong

ain't gonna think less of you

baby

and you know that's for sure

if the tears roll down your cheek

it'll only make me love you more

you're still a man

still my man

a man in my eyes

let me be there for you

like you've been there for me

all along

you don't have to be strong for me

you don't have to be so proud with me

you don't have to be a rock

standing out there like an island all alone

you don't have to be strong

no

you don't

i know you feel

the weight of the world on your shoulders

so come over here

and

baby

just let me hold you

let me hold you

you don't have to be strong for me

you don't have to be such a proud man with me

you can let it all out

that's why i'm here that's what this love is all about

you don't have to be strong

no

no

no for me

you don't have to be so proud with me

you don't have to be a rock

standing out there like an island all alone

you don't have to be strong

just let me be strong for you this time