Cried So Much

It was so long ago but I remember you so well You were just a boy playing in the back yard Yet you were so sad, you cried so much when you were a boy How lost you were, your soul detached

You cried so much as a boy You knew who you were but no one would listen In front of the mirror with your short hair you wanted to let grow With your little boy shirt you’d soon replace with your sister’s dress

The expression of you only you could see Only you knew what was true I remembered how you cried so much as a boy You spent most of your time alone in the tree house playing your records

Music sooth your soul, I could hear you sing to rock n roll On your make-believe piano you made music for hours You sang yourself to sleep after you cried so much ‘til there were no more tears You’re heart ached for change, you body and soul searched for you

You cried so much as a boy Could there be so many tears in such a small boy Sometimes I saw you smile, you showed a glimmer of hope A sunshiny day was possible for such a boy who cried so much

I see that boy now and again who cried so much My hair is long and I don’t have to hide in my sister’s dress Only yesterday on my birthday she took me shopping for a new dress No need to cry anymore she said

I remember how I cried so much as a boy I wear my favourite dresses most the time But I wear very nice pants once in a while The expression of myself, I decide