You say you're falling apart
Reached the end of the line
Just looking for your place in an oridnary life
No one calls you friend
No one even knows your name
You just want to feel loved instead of all the pain

You no longer have to say
No one's listening anyway

Come here and cry on my shoulder
I'll hold you 'til it's over
I'll resuce you tonight
Let My arms be your shelter
Your hiding place forever
I'll love you more then life

You're wearing a frown
Given up on hope
My heart is reaching out
More then you will ever know
Is your burden too much?
Is it more then you cand bear?
I'll help carry the load if you're willing to share

You have had some hard times
Had thorns places in your side
I know about what you've been going through
tears of pian are falling down
It hurts so bad you're crying out
Your problems won't last forever
Let Me put you back together


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Cry on My Shoulder Lyrics as written by William Carter Mark Breazeale

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    This is a great song...one of my first songs to ever hear by Overflow, and from the first time I heard it...I fell in love with it. It's an awesome song that's just saying that no matter what, God is going to love you mroe than life and always be there for you...doesn't get much better than that!

    Go listen to "My Days Are Better" by them too...I think it's a little better than this one.

    charlie212on July 01, 2005   Link

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