From the recording Acoustic Remedy
Music and Lyrics by Johnny Schaefer
Lyrics
Time to Cry
This is one of the first songs I ever wrote and I have recorded it several times. It was a song I wrote for my Mom to cheer her up. This version was a recorded in 1998, but I like it. As Marianne Williamson says, if you have 100 tears to cry and you only cry 30 of them, you still have 70 more tears to go. If you don't shed them, they will turn into illness, physical or mental. Tears cleanse you. Take the Time to Cry.
You've been hanging' on a thread for so long
And you've been blowin' in the wind
and you can't hold on no more
time to let your feelings out
you can hear the dreamers shout
once they've learned
what life's about
Chorus
When it's Time to Cry
Time to free the tear
that's swelling in your eye
I will be right here
and I will wipe it dry
If you take the Time to Cry
Time to Cry
Even though you may not know
the reason why
It don't mean you're weak
It just means you're alive
There are times you need to cry
You've been takin' on the world for so long
and you've been such a lonely girl,
you don't feel so strong now
time to let your feelings out
won't you please let me hear you shout
then I'll show you what love's about
Chorus
It can't wait until tomorrow
Now's the time to let your sorrow go
Chorus
© copyright 1985 Johnny Schaefer, Auditory Verve Music. ASCAP