Lyrics

[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