I Cry

Mm-hm, hmm... I cry

Mm-hmm... I cry

I saw a man lying on the street

I couldn't figure it out why

People walked pass without seeing

That the man was about to die

When I called for help, no one came

'Cause they did not wanna get involved

The problem seemed that no one believed

The situation can be solved

And I cry, baby, I cry

I cry, I cry, I cry...

When you're tryin' to do for your child

Whatever you can do

You crawl when you can

'Cause you know till you can

It's no smiling for you

Now, we bring our kids up here

'Cause we know they need an education

They come home telling us there ain't no school

'Cause the people don't want integration

I cry, baby, I cry

I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry

I cry, I cry, I cry...

We read the news everyday

And only read what happens to you

But nobody reads about the blues down here

The things, that we go through

We didn't ask to be on welfare

We didn't ask to be in the streets

Our babies didn't ask us to come here

But they're here, and they got to eat

Now, I cry – I can't help but cry

I cry, I cry, every morning I cry

When I see the things going on around, y'all

I cry, no-no; I can't help but cry

Why don't you listen to what I'm saying this evening?

Won't you get yourself together

I cry, no-no, I cry