Not Gon’ Cry (Live 1998)

Lyrics

[Intro] Oh, baby baby baby baby, oh, oh Help me out in here, y'all, tonight Come on [Verse 1] While all the time that I was loving you You were busy loving yourself (Say what?) I would stop breathing if you told me to Now you're busy loving someone else Eleven years out of my life Besides the kids I have nothing to show Wasted my years, a fool of a wife I shoulda left your ass long time ago [Chorus] Well, I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' cry I'm not gon' shed no tears, no no No, I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time 'Cause you're not worth my tears Well, I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' cry I'm not gon' shed no tears, no no No, I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time 'Cause you're not worth my tears [Verse 2] I was your lover and your secretary Working every day of the week Was at the job when no one else was there Helping you get on your feet Eleven years of sacrifice And you can leave me at the drop of a dime Swallowed my fears, stood by your side I shoulda left your ass a thousand times [Chorus] Well, I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' cry I'm not gon' shed no tears (See, I can do much better, yeah) No, I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time 'Cause you're not worth my tears (Never gonna shed a tear over you, oh no) Well, I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' cry I'm not gon' shed no tears (See, I'm not gonna cry no more) No, I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time 'Cause you're not worth my tears [Bridge] I know there are no guarantees See, in love you take your chances But somehow it seems fucked up to me Just look at the circumstances Through sickness and health (Say what?), 'til death do us part Those were the words that we said from our hearts So now when you say that you're leaving me I don't get that part, hell no no no [Verse 3] I was your lover and your secretary Working every day of the week Was at the job when no one else was there Helping him get on his feet Eleven years of sacrifice And he can leave me at the drop of a dime Swallowed my fears, stood by your side I shoulda left your ass a thousand times [Chorus] Well, I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' cry I'm not gon' shed no tears, oh no no No, I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time 'Cause you're not worth my tears Well, I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' cry I'm not gon' shed no tears (I'm not gonna cry) No, I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time 'Cause you're not worth my tears (And you're wrong) Well, I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' cry I'm not gon' shed no tears (I'm not gonna shed a tear) No, I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time 'Cause you're not worth my tears Well, I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' cry I'm not gon' shed no tears No, I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time 'Cause you're not worth my, oh no I said he was never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever worth any of these tears He wasn't worth it? Was he worth it, ladies? Hell no But you know what? We ain't gon' miss him, fuck it But guess what?