#FrankieGheeSings When I Used to Cry #Seattle #Lyrics Are we ever too #old to ask for help and comfort?
Hi everyone. I went to Seattle last weekend for a workshop. I fully intended to do some good, old fashioned street singing, but the weather didn’t play along. I did record one of my original songs in the hotel room.
When I used to is a song I wrote when teaching middle school choir. I realized that some of my students were just getting to the point where they felt they couldn’t talk about things that were bothering them. If they needed help or just needed someone to listen, they put on a brave face and suffered in silence. This song is from the perspective of a “grown-up” who is a envious of very young children who haven’t learned to stop crying out what they want and need.
WHEN I USED TO CRY
When I used to cry, “I’m feeling lonely” then
Someone would come to me
And they’d give me company
When I used to cry
Someone would hear me, but
Now I’m older, and
I don’t cry anymore
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When I used to cry, “I’m cold and hungry” then
Someone would come to me
And they’d warm and feed me
When I used to cry
Someone would hear me, but
Now I’m older, I
Can’t seem to cry anymore
*
When I used to cry, “I’m feeling frightened” then
You’d come to my room, and
And you’d turn the light on
When I used to cry
Someone would hear me, but
Now I’m older, and
I don’t cry anymore
*
Frankie Valinda Ghee
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