Don't Cry Out Loud (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 9/20/84)

Baby cried the day the circus came to town

Cause she didn't want parades just passin by her

So she painted on a smile and took up with some clown

And she danced without a net upon the wire

I know a lot about her cause

You see

Baby is an awful lot like me

Don't cry out loud

Just keep it inside

Just learn how to hide your feelings

Fly high and proud

And if you should fall

Remember you almost had it all

Baby saw that when they pulled that big top down

They left behind her dreams among the litter

And the different kind of love she thought shed found

It was nothin left but sawdust and some glitter

But baby can't be broken cause you see

She had the finest teacher

That was me

And I told er

Don't cry out loud

Just keep it inside and learn how to hide your feelings

Fly high and proud

Then if you should fall

Remember you almost had it all

Don't cry out loud

You gotta it inside

Learn how to hide your feelings

Fly high and proud

And if you should fall

Remember you almost had it all

Girl

Don't cry out loud

You gotta keep it inside

You learn how to hide the feelings

Fly high and proud

And if you should fall

Well baby you all knows

You almost had it all