Cry, Cry, Cry

Lyrics

Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down

I think you only live to see the lights of town

I wasted my time when I would try try try

'Cause when the lights have lost their glow you'll cry cry cry

Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone

You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone

You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you bye bye bye

When I turn around and walk away you'll cry cry cry

You're gonna cry cry cry and you'll cry alone

When everyone's forgotten and you're all alone

You're gonna cry

Cry cry cry

I lie awake at night and wait 'til you come in

You stay a little while and then you're gone again

Every question that I ask I get a lie lie lie

For every lie you tell you're gonna cry cry cry

When your fickle love gets old no one will care for you

You will come to me for a little love that's true

I will tell you no and you'll ask me why why why

When I remind you of all of this you'll cry cry cry

You're gonna cry cry cry and you'll want me then

It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been

You're gonna cry

Cry cry cry

You're gonna cry

Cry cry cry

You're gonna cry

Cry cry cry

Cry cry cry

Cry cry cry

Credits

• Written by: Johnny Cash
• Recorded by: Billy Sherrill
  Mixed by: Elvis Costello and Paul Bass
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

John McFee - guitar

Discography

Albums:

• Almost Blue (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2004

Singles:

• I'm Your Toy, 1982

Collections:

• Singles, Volume 2, 2003 (some vocal differences)

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• Cry, Cry, Cry (live at the Mean Machine, Aberdeen, 1981-07-30

Almost Blue (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994

Covers

Recorded by:

• Johnny Cash, 1955
• Loretta Lynn, 1966
• Marty Stuart, 1989
• David Allan Coe, 1998
• Robbie Fulks, 2002

Bootlegs

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