“I Never Cry” is, in this part of the album, about Cooper’s alcoholism toying with his emotions (which is later referred to in the album From the Inside – a semi-autobiographical album that Cooper wrote about his time in a sanitarium in New York because of his alcoholism).
Long-time collaborator Di...
If there is a tear on my face
It makes me shiver to the bone
It shakes me, Babe
It's just a heartache that got caught in my eye
And you know I never cry, I never cry
Sometimes I drink more than I need
Until the TV's dead and gone
I may be lonely
But I'm never alone
And the night may pass me by
But I'll never cry
Take away, take away my eyes
Sometimes I'd rather be blind
Break a heart, break a heart of stone
Open it up but don't you leave it alone
'Cuz that's all I got to give you
Believe me Babe, it ain't been used
My heart's a virgin, it ain't ever been tried
And you know I'll never cry
And you know I'll never cry
And you know I'll never cry
Never cry, I'll never cry
Break a heart, break a heart of stone
Open it up but don't leave, don't you leave me alone
'Cuz that's all I got to give you
Believe me Babe, it ain't been used
My heart's a virgin, it ain't never been tried
And you know I'll never cry
Never cry
I'll never cry
I Never Cry was written by Dick Wagner & Alice Cooper.
I Never Cry was produced by Bob Ezrin.
Alice Cooper released I Never Cry on Fri Jun 25 1976.
Alice Cooper wrote in his book Golf Monster:
An alcoholic confession. I had managed to drink away most of my emotions. Sitting there, I realized I couldn’t remember the last time that I cried."
Co-writer Dick Wagner told Songfacts:
That song we were on Maui. We were there for a month and we were...