A conversatin with someone who is sad; why do you cry?

There was a challenge to write to the title “Why Do You Cry”. I resisted for a long time as I didn’t like the title. I worked on how to make a positive out of it. I came across a song by Jake Hiebert (Your Heart Belongs to You) that capsulated what I was thinking about. I took musical inspiration from Miles Davis (album Kind of Blue ) and early ’70’s Herbie Hancock syncopation and voicing. 

Why Do You Cry? (Paul Gallagher

SOCAN/ASCAP (IPI-377678792‬)

Intro:

Why do you cry

Come here babe

I see you’re upside down          

Dry your eyes on my shoulder

Go ahead and let it out

Vs 1:

Why do you cry babe……

Is it about the best friend 

You’ve known since you were eleven

Returning calls never come…and

A ghost into the desert

Lost the thread

You shared so much

Now she’s turned it down to off   

Are you missing the thick and buzzy talk talk?

Pre-Chorus:

Yeah, it’s tough

It won’t last forever

Let’s take a breath

You’re more than enough

Chorus:

Why do you cry, babe…

Whispers inside the head…

Are clouds rolling by..  

You answer only to you

Deep down you know

What is true

 

Vs 2:

Why do you cry babe……

Is it about your big brother 

Even though he’s two years younger

Your rock forever until he’s not

Cold shoulder girl

Hollow for his space

Something erased

Do you miss the hand on your shoulder

And hearing the words “It’s OK”

Pre-Ch

Chorus

Vs 3:

Why do you cry…….

Is it the unglued talk we had the other night

Yeah, we agree it was more of a fight

It was careless

We could have done better, yes

Expectations aside…

We’re two wheels on this bike…

Let’s try one more time

Now I’ll be quiet…

Outro:

Whispers inside the head…

Are clouds rolling by..

You answer only to you

Deep down you know 

What is true

Why do you cry babe

Talk to me…

Now I’ll be quiet  

You are more than enough…

Whispers inside the head…

Are clouds rolling by..

You answer only to you

Deep down you know 

What is true