Story Behind The Song
Written to play for a music producer based in Nashville. I figured I'd try to write something country but it morphed into this.
Song Description
Man loses a child. His family is struggling but there's hope as time passes and life improves.
| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
Country - General, Blues - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Healing, Baby, Children |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
WHEN A MAN CRIES
Jenny was born 10 weeks premature
There was no treatment the doctors could prescribe
For the hole in her heart that had no cure
At least I got to hold her for a minute
Before she died
My brother Johnny built cars at the assembly plant
He worked that job for most of his life
Until some CEO outsourced it to a foreign land
Now Johnny sits at home unemployed
And of his dignity he's been deprived
I was brought up to believe
That a real man never cries
It was always hard for me to conceive
But I'm learning it was all a big lie
Cause a real man doesn't have to conceal
When it hurts so much inside
The seasons have passed and all is for the best
Johnny's got his own business and he's making it thrive
Mary came out to the yard today holding a pregnancy test
She placed my hand on her belly so I could feel
So I could feel new life
I was brought up to believe
That a real man never cries
It was always hard for me to conceive
But I'm learning it was all a big lie
Cause a real man doesn't have to conceal
How happy he is when the limits the sky