Cry No More

The boy stepped out of his house on to the sidewalk

Looked down the street on his block and then he just stopped

And tied the shoes on his feet and then he just walked

It was the middle of the week outside was real hot

He told his dad where he would be now and what not

Said he would go down by the trees near the bus stop

The clock read quarter to three and he just thought

I'll sneak around and play hide and seek in the back lot

And on his way to the spot a man from upstairs

Told him to stop and come here and he just stared

At this little boy of seven years with brown hair

And as he came near the man whispered in his ear

What he said left him numb frozen with fear

He wanted to run but his feet wouldn't go anywhere

He wanted to scream but couldn't he was glued there

He wanted to leave but he wouldn't he was too scared

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Cry no more

You don't have to cry not more

Don't cry no more

You don't have to cry no more

What happened that day left him changed forever

A day he wished he could erase and never remember

He tried to block out the pain as he got older

But he was consumed with hate now for this neighbor

And every day he was ashamed when he saw himself

So ashamed that he proclaimed that he would never tell

Blocked out the memory of the pain so he'd never feel

He'd pretend to be ok and hide in his shell

He'd try to put a smile on his face like all was well

But this child couldn't change what he really felt

He blamed God for the cards that he was dealt

His heart grew hard by the time he was twelve

Began to fall apart and his grades start to fail

Until the day he cried to God asking for His help

He wanted to find and start a new life for himself

He closed his eyes and into the arms of Christ he fell

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Everything you heard the boy would never speak

He held it all inside until he turned fifteen

I know that might be hard for you to believe

But he couldn't talk about it until God set me free

See way back when he as seven years old

He was sexually abused but no one was ever told

With nowhere to turn and no place to go

See he thought he could get through and maintain control

But little did he know he couldn't make it on his own

But that was just the time when You came through to show

How much You loved him and You wanted him to know

That You would never leave and You would never go

And You taught him to forgive and gave peace to his soul

And now he truly lives cause You made him whole

From that day ever since he ain't never been alone

That's why he's convinced he don't have to cry no more

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