Cry Tonight

i can’t breathe like someone covered my mouth i can’t scream there’s no truth coming out i can’t sleep like spirit opened my eyes up to the world i’m living in i’ve heard it said since i was just a boy can you imagine having the nerve to shame and silence us like nothing happens hush little baby don’t you cry they’ll see weakness in your eyes just blend in push it down push it down hush little baby stay inside ‘round here meekness is a crime but if i could go back in time i’d tell ‘em i’ma cry tonight that’s my goddamn right i’ma cry tonight it’s my goddamn life there once was a boy and his father kept his eyes dry if he ever shed a tear he would tell him he’s a queer and take away his dinner i heard him yell suck it up that’s enough be a real man don’t be yourself if you wanna fit in little did he know that’s the last time he’d see his face the kid ran away far away off to find a better place where he could feel human away from all the noise hush little baby don’t you cry they’ll see weakness in your eyes just blend in push it down push it down hush little baby stay inside ‘round here meekness is a crime but if i could go back in time i’d tell ‘em i’m a cry tonight that’s my goddamn right i’m a cry tonight it’s my goddamn life for all the times i didn’t for all the lies i’ve lived in i’m a cry i’m a cry i’m a cry i’m a cry tonight hush little baby stay inside ‘round here meekness is a crime but if i could go back in time i’d tell ‘em i’m a cry tonight that’s my goddamn right i’m a cry tonight it’s my goddamn life