Cry Softly

Sometimes happy ever after ain't always ever after You promised me forever then you ran off with the dancer Now it's good to see you back here but I'm on to greener pastures And if you've got to cry, cry softly Cry softly, real quietly Your tears are unsightly There's the front door, thanks awfully If you've got to cry, cry softly This ain't the first time that you left me; remember Reno, Taos and Tempe? Remember Carlsbad, El Paso and that second time in Tempe? Yeah you've pulled a lot of fast ones but this last one is your last one And if you've gotta cry, cry softly Cry softly, real quietly Your tears are unsightly There's the front door, thanks awfully If you've got to cry, cry softly Well heaven needs a hell, liberty a bell Up 'til now I thought that feeling bad meant things were going well Now things are going great but honey babe, it's late So if you gotta cry, cry softly I admit since you've been gone I've done my share of moving on There's been a lot of warm embracing, whiskey chasing vodka blondes Oh honey babe, I'm beat and I need a little sleep So if you gotta cry, cry softly Cry softly, real quietly Your tears are unsightly There's the front door, thanks awfully If you've got to cry, cry softly Cry softly, real quietly Your tears are unsightly There's the front door, thanks awfully If you've got to cry, cry If you've got to cry, cry If you've got to cry, cry softly --- Cry Softly - Josh Ritter