Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed oh
We have to hide
Behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed oh
We have to hide
Behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry
I'm starting to understand manhood
If I had to describe
It's being in tune with emotions
But out of tune with the stress they provide
It's being their superman at your lowest
While trying to wear a disguise
Then being invisible
Nobody caring if you're even dead or alive
It's going to war in your brain
With no ammunition or a target
To shoot at or aim
It's being the rock, the hammer
A safe space and a place to escape
The one they call when the emergency brake jams
On the chosen path they've paved
When you told them they should turn around, think twice
And go the opposite way
It's being the villain
And tolerating disrespect
It's wanting to cry at the funeral
But you can't 'cause you're strong
For everyone else
It's putting your life on the line
Being willing to die
For people who don't know your name
Who claim they don't need you
Until death's staring them right in the face
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed, oh
(We barely bleed, oh)
We have to hide
(We have to hide)
Behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed oh
We have to hide
(We have to hide)
Behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry
And if we do, it's in the shower
A lot of responsibility comes with this power
Show emotion you're a coward
They don't respect you
Until you're gone then it's flowers
Everyone wants something
It weighs on your mind
You're doing your best
Trying to protect and provide
Put everyone first and then the second
You try to rely on the same ones
Is when they push you aside
There's no makeup to cover up your scars
No scale to weigh
The pain that's on your heart
They expect you to smile while the life
You built is ripped and tears apart
So, you swallow your pride
Battle, your ego that comes
Like a thief in the night
Struggle with lust while wanting to need
The things that money can't buy
Go to work every day til ya bones break
Pay ya taxes for government fraud
Go to church to a pastor on Sunday
Til you find out he thinks he's a God
And you cannot complain
'Cause the moment you lose your masculine frame
You're labeled the villain
In every picture they paint
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed, oh
(We barely bleed, oh)
We have to hide
(We have to hide)
Behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed, oh
We have to hide
(We have to hide)
Behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry
