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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Lead Vocals
Aubrey Haynie
Aubrey Haynie
Fiddle
B. James Lowry
B. James Lowry
Electric Guitar
Biff Watson
Biff Watson
Acoustic Guitar
Carl Gorodetzky
Carl Gorodetzky
Conductor
Chris Rodriguez
Chris Rodriguez
Background Vocals
Gene Miller
Gene Miller
Background Vocals
Glenn Worf
Glenn Worf
Bass
Lonnie Wilson
Lonnie Wilson
Drums
Michael Landau
Michael Landau
Electric Guitar
Paul Franklin
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Rob Mathes
Rob Mathes
String Conductor
Steve Nathan
Steve Nathan
Keyboards
The Nashville String Machine
The Nashville String Machine
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Seskin
Steve Seskin
Songwriter
Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas
Songwriter
Rob Mathes
Rob Mathes
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Producer
Byron Gallimore
Byron Gallimore
Producer
Mike Shipley
Mike Shipley
Mixing Engineer
James Stroud
James Stroud
Producer
David Bryant
David Bryant
Assistant Engineer
Doug Sax
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Jeff Burns
Jeff Burns
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Julian King
Julian King
Recording Engineer
Ricky Cobble
Ricky Cobble
Assistant Recording Engineer
Robert Hadley
Robert Hadley
Mastering Engineer
Russ Martin
Russ Martin
Strings Engineer

Lyrics

I pulled into the shopping center
And saw a little boy wrapped around the legs of his mother
Like ice cream meltin' they embraced
Years of bad decisions runnin' down her face
All mornin' I'd been thinkin' my life's so hard
And they wore everything they own, livin' in a car
I wanted to tell him it would be okay
But I got just got in my suburban and I, I drove away
And I don't know why they say, "Grown men don't cry"
I don't know why they say, "Grown men don't cry"
Keep havin' this dream about my old man
I'm ten years old and he's holdin' my hand
We're talkin' on the front porch watchin' the sun go down
But it was just a dream he was a slave to his job and he couldn't be around
So many things I wanna say to him
But I just placed a rose on his grave and I
Talk to the wind
And I don't know why they say, "Grown men don't cry"
I don't know why they say, "Grown men don't cry, don't cry"
I'm sittin' here with my kids and my wife
And everything that I hold dear in my life
We say grace and thank the Lord
Got so much to be thankful for
Then it's up the stairs and off to bed
And my little girl says
"I haven't had my story yet"
And everything weighin' on my mind disappears just like that
When she lifts her head off her pillow and says
"I love you, dad"
And I don't know why they say, "Grown men don't cry"
I don't know why they say, "Grown men don't cry"
And I don't know why they say, "Grown men don't cry"
I don't know why they say, "Grown men don't cry, don't cry"
Written by: Steve Seskin, Tom Douglas
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