I done had money, and I done been broke

I done been talked about something awful

Done been lied on by so many folks

I done even been depressed at times

And didn't wanna cry, 'cause my pride was too strong

But over the years I thought it over

And after struggling for so long and still holding on

I figured, can't be nothing all that wrong with crying

If anybody says that they're that strong, they're lying

See, crying is like taking your soul to the laundromat

It's like a feeling that you get (like a feeling you get)

When you see your grandmama's smile

Or the heavens open up and blessings rain down

Go on, child, and cry

Go on and cry, cry, cry

Go on and cry, cry, cry

We can cry, we can cry together

See I done been a player (come on, come on)

And I done been played (tell the truth, Lyfe, tell the truth)

I done went for some of the oldest tricks

From some of the coldest chicks God done ever made

But y'all hear me

Said I done even had a venereal disease (what is that? What?)

And didn't wanna go to the clinic, all that attention embarrassing me

But over the years, I've learned to understand

That I don't really give a damn what

Nobody say (nobody), I'm a man (nobody)

And we cry (ooh, yeah)

Cry (we cry)

We can cry, we can

We can cry, we can cry together

(Talkin' 'bout) talkin' 'bout whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah, yeah

They say a man ain't supposed to cry (they say a man ain't supposed)

But I know, know, know for sure, sure, sure

That even men go through problems sometime

(Talkin' 'bout) talkin' 'bout whoa, whoa, whoa (whoa, whoa), yeah, yeah, yeah

They say a man ain't supposed to cry (whoa, oh, yeah)

But I know, know, know (know, yeah) for sure, sure, sure

That even men go through problems sometime

I'm a man, and we cry, ooh, ooh, ooh

Cry

Cry

Cry

Okay, okay, next part of the story is that

After about five or six years in the joint

I had cried all I could cry, and then you know

Other things were coming to me

More spiritual things was placed upon my heart

I started lookin', you know, in different places for God

And I think my exact age was, I was

26 years and 17 days old