I Cry

[Intro]
Mm-hm, hmm... I cry
Mm-hmm... I cry

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
And I cry, baby, I cry
I cry, I cry, I cry...

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
I cry, baby, I cry
I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry
I cry, I cry, I cry...

[Verse 3]
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

[Outro]
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