Did You Ever Want To Cry

Did you ever want to cry
But you didn't know just why
Did you ever sit up all night long
Just list'ning to that same old song
The one they played when she said nothing
could go wrong

I know you did, Oh you kid
Did you really think that she'd be true
Wasn't that rather naive of you
And now she's dropped you like a worn out shoe

She's got you drinkin' gin
And you know that's a sin
You go honky tonkin' every night
You get drunk and then you start a fight

I know that you think that it's all right --Wrong!
It's not the way to live
You only get what you give
You can live our life just as you please
But if you lie with dogs, you gotta get fleas
And now she's got you down on your knees

Arms that used to hold you tight
You miss them in the middle of the night
And burn the candle at both ends
Now it's too late--too late--to make amends
You even lost your old time friends

Enemies glad to see you down
People, they don't want you hangin' 'round
Did you ever want to cry
But you didn't know just why
Right! I know you did
Wrong! It's not the way to live
Did you ever want to cry

-John Phillips

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