That’s the way he raised me, the way his dad raised him
A man could never show his weakness, crying was a sin
So I never shed one single tear the day my father died
But I still remember thinking as I kept it all inside
If I could only cry, let the tears fall down
Like raindrops from a storm, they’d put this fire out
If I could only cry, if only I knew how
To let my feelings show, I’d be crying now
She opened up her heart and let me look inside
Still I could never share with her what I was taught to hide
She’s the only reason I’d ever need to change
But I just stand here frozen as I watch her walk away
It’s a ghost I can’t escape, a chain I just can’t break
It’s what I couldn’t do for a love I could’ve saved
If I could only cry…..