Hearing the screams of my mother yell
Looking at dad grab his leather belt
Holding the tears back in my eyes
Cause he told me that men don't cry

Don't cry (don't cry, don't cry, don't cry)
Men don't cry (don't cry, don't cry, don't cry)

Standing up straight and doing as I'm told
Ringing in my ears all controlled
I look like a girl so he’s cutting my hair
Got to make sure I don’t embarrass him here

Don't cry (don't cry, don't cry, don't cry)
Men don't cry (don't cry, don't cry, don't cry)

I patiently waited till I turned 18
Then bought a gun and put my daddy to sleep
Watching the tears roll from his eyes
Whispered to him that men don't cry

Goodnight (goodnight, goodnight, goodnight)
Goodnight (goodnight, goodnight, goodnight)
Goodnight (goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight)
Goodnight