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I'll Cry Instead Lyrics
I've got every reason on earth to be mad
Because I've lost the only girl I've had
If I could get my way
I'd get myself locked up today
But I can't, so I'll cry instead
I've got a chip on my shoulder
That's bigger than my feet
I can't talk to people that I meet
If I could see you now
I'd try to make you say it somehow
But I can't, so I'll cry instead
Don't want to cry when there's people there
I get shy when I start to stare
I'm going to hide myself away
But I'll come back someday
And when I do you better hide all the girls
I'm going to break their hearts all around the world
Yes, I'm going to break them in two and
Show you what your loving man can do
Until then I'll cry instead
Don't want to cry when there's people there
I get shy when I start to stare
I'm going to hide myself away
But I'll come back someday
And when I do you better hide all the girls
I'm going to break their hearts all around the world
Yes, I'm going to break them in two and
Show you what your loving man can do
Until then I'll cry instead
Because I've lost the only girl I've had
If I could get my way
I'd get myself locked up today
But I can't, so I'll cry instead
I've got a chip on my shoulder
That's bigger than my feet
I can't talk to people that I meet
If I could see you now
I'd try to make you say it somehow
But I can't, so I'll cry instead
Don't want to cry when there's people there
I get shy when I start to stare
I'm going to hide myself away
But I'll come back someday
And when I do you better hide all the girls
I'm going to break their hearts all around the world
Yes, I'm going to break them in two and
Show you what your loving man can do
Until then I'll cry instead
Don't want to cry when there's people there
I get shy when I start to stare
I'm going to hide myself away
But I'll come back someday
And when I do you better hide all the girls
I'm going to break their hearts all around the world
Yes, I'm going to break them in two and
Show you what your loving man can do
Until then I'll cry instead
I LOVE this song. It's so underappreciated.
It's about the anger someone feels after a breakup.
This song's great. It describes the feeling of rejection really well.
A great song..John will have his revenge.
John was writing things like "chip on my shoulder that's bigger that my feet" (lmao!), while Dylan was writing poetry. John became aware of and sensitive to that contrast and really beefed up his writing around this time. Still ... a great song ... one of many greats from the AHDN album.
Ah yes, the Beatles' very first folk song... began a great era in their career.