Picture all the possibilities
Picture all the possibilities
Sounds like a love song
Sounds like a love song
The most incredible, baby
Uh, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Yeah, yeah, uh

I can't see 'em comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry
I can't see 'em comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry

Good dude, I know you love me like cooked food
Even though a nigga gotta move like a crook move
We was together on the block since free lunch
We shoulda been together havin' Four Seasons brunch
We used to use umbrellas to face the bad weather
So now we travel first class to change the forecast
Never in bunches, just me and you
I loved your point of view 'cause you held no punches
Still I left you for months on end
It's been months since I checked back in
We're somewhere in a small town, somewhere lockin' a mall down
Woodgrain, four and change, Armor All'd down
I can understand why you want a divorce now
Though I can't let you know it, pride won't let me show it
Pretend to be heroic, that's just one to grow with
But deep inside a nigga so sick

I can't see 'em comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry
I can't see 'em comin' down my eyes
So I gotta let the song cry, uh
I can't see it comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry
I can't see it comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry

On repeat, the CD of Big's "Me and My Bitch"
Watchin' Bonnie and Clyde, pretendin' to be that shit
Empty gun in your hand sayin', "Let me see that clip"
Shoppin' sprees, pull out your Visa quick
A nigga had very bad credit, you helped me lease that whip
You helped me get the keys to that V dot 6
We was so happy poor, but when we got rich
That's when our signals got crossed, and we got flipped
Rather mine, I don't know what made me leave that shit
Made me speed that quick, let me see, that's it
It was the cheese, helped them bitches get amnesia quick
I used to cut up they buddies, now they sayin' they love me
Used to tell they friends I was ugly and wouldn't touch me
Then I showed up in that dubbed-out buggy
And then they got fuzzy and they don't remember that
And I don't remember you

I can't see it comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry
I can't see it comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry
Yeah, I seen 'em comin' down your eyes
But I gotta make the song cry
I can't see it comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry

A face of stone, was shocked on the other end of the phone
Word back home is that you had a special friend
So what was oh so special then?
You have given away without gettin' at me
That's your fault, how many times you forgiven me?
How was I to know that you was plain sick of me?
I know the way a nigga livin' was wack
But you don't get a nigga back like that
Shit, I'm a man with pride, you don't do shit like that
You don't just pick up and leave and leave me sick like that
You don't throw away what we had, just like that
I was just fuckin' them girls, I was gon' get right back
They say you can't turn a bad girl good
But once a good girl's gone bad, she's gone forever
I'll mourn forever
Shit, I gotta live with the fact I did you wrong forever

I can't see 'em comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry
I can't see 'em comin' down my eyes
So I gotta let the song cry
I know, I seen 'em comin' down your eyes
But I gotta make the song cry
I can't see 'em comin' down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry

It's fucked up, girl


Lyrics submitted by spliphstar, edited by Biggcube

Song Cry Lyrics as written by Douglas Gibbs Ralph Johnson

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    I think this is really unusual for a male rapper to express his feelings like this. most rappers have too much pride to do somethin like this. I like how he says he cant see himself crying so he's gonna let thesong do it for him. That's a really cool concept.

    Braglotson November 12, 2005   Link
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    this song is amazing. sounds like ghostface and ne-yo got the inspiration for "back like that" from this song, huh? haha jay-z is a genius i love him. better than nas by faaaaar. and um basically what the song is saying is that even tho jay did his girl wrong, he is sorry and that he doesnt think that his girl has any right to do him wrong. and she did do him wrong and so he's sad. since he's too man to cry, he's letting the song do it for him. :]]

    jasssson February 13, 2007   Link
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    I luv this song!!! hehe

    meg 2231on April 24, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    actually i dont anymore

    meg 2231on May 05, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    hahaha! you just got sick of it?

    ManoStuarton May 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    I love this song, i feel like he snapped and is really expressign his feelings, only a ture thug can expres tha way he is feel'n i feel this song so much!!!!!!!!!!!

    zperezon May 09, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    This is a really good song...

    AmericanBeauty84on May 14, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    ...it's a real cool song... if you haven't heard it you should download it offline!

    no_angelon May 15, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    d'oh, i'm an idiot! i meant, download it online... stupid...

    no_angelon May 15, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    It aight, but Nas is betta than Gay-Z or Cockafella anyday. Squalin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    aaliyahlefteye2on May 22, 2002   Link

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