Cindy’s Cryin’

Lyrics

[Intro] (About six months ago There was a very good television documentary That we all watched You might have seen it also, it was about drug addiction And a good friend of ours, Tommy Paxton, also saw the show And after watching he was moved to write a song With a rather different point of view Instead of writing about the sufferings of dope addicts themselves Tommy wrote about the sufferings of those who love them) [Verse 1] Cindy's cryin' but iin't no use She's got a habit, and she can't break loose Stoppin' each and ev'ry man she meets Gonna be a hooker on Bleeckеr Street [Chorus] On Bleecker Street Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'? Said you'd leavе it but you ain't even tryin' Say you're livin', I can see you're dyin' [Verse 2] Police got her on the street today She was holdin', and they took her away Threw her in jail, and they made her wait She was cryin' "Oh, Jesus, let me just get straight" [Chorus] Let me just get straight Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'? Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin' Say you're livin', I can see you're dyin' [Verse 3] Cindy, loves me but the has to go Down to the corner in the wind and snow Standin' on the corner while the rain comes down Standin' on the corner 'til the man comer 'round [Chorus] 'Til the man comes 'round Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'? Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin' Say you're livin', I can see you're dyin' [Verse 4] Cindy, Cindy, what you gonna do? Got no money, and you're way past due You got every last penny I had The man is leavin', and your credit is bad [Chorus] And your credit is bad Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'? Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin' Say you're livin', I can see you're dyin' [Verse 5] Cindy went south, and she took the cure "This time, honey, I'm straight for sure" Went to the corner to the grocery store Gone ten minutes, and I know you scored [Chorus] And I know you scored Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'? Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin' Say you're livin', I can see you're dyin' [Verse 6] Cindy's cryin' but it ain't no use She's got a habit, and she can't break loose Stoppin' each and ev'ry man she meets Gonna be a hooker on Bleecker Street [Chorus] On Bleecker Street Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'? Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin' Say you're livin', I can see you're dyin' Say you're livin', I can see you're dyin'