Trying Not To Cry

TRYING NOT TO CRY

IT’S NOT WHAT I EXPECTED
WAKING UP ALONE
THIS BED OF SILK AND LINEN
FEELS AS COLD AS STONE
THERE’S A BOTTLE FOR MY PLEASURE
A PILL TO EASE THE PAIN
A SMILE FROM ANOTHER
NEVER STOPS THE RAIN

CHORUS:
TRYING NOT TO CRY
TRYING NOT TO CRY
TRYING NOT TO CRY

I WALK THESE STREETS AT MIDNIGHT
HATING WHAT IS DONE
THE STREET LIGHTS SHOW THE SHADOWS
OF THE MAN THAT I’VE BECOME