Name: Why Do You Cry?
Duration: P00H02M45S
Description: A songwriting podcast from Toronto challenged its listeners to create songs based on a title - Why Do You Cry. I discovered the challenge after the submission date had passed, but I thought the title had the potential to create a song of my own.

Why Do You Cry?

by Paul Pedersen

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A songwriting podcast from Toronto challenged its listeners to create songs based on a title - Why Do You Cry. I discovered the challenge after the submission date had passed, but I thought the title had the potential to create a song of my own.

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Why do you cry
When you know that I
Do everything I can to make you happy
I walk by your side
In low and high tide
And so I ask you, why do you cry?

Through all these years, I've stayed by your side
And comforted you every time you cried
But don't forget all the times that laughter prevailed
On balance, we haven't failed.

So why do you cry
When you know that I
Do everything I can to make you happy
I walk by your side
In low and high tide
And so I ask you, why do you cry?

Maybe some day when pain goes away
Smiles wil return every single day
And we'll return to the days we loved long ago
And the feelings we used to know

So why do you cry
When you know that I
Do everything I can to make you happy
I walk by your side
In low and high tide
And so I ask you, why do you cry?

I long for the day
When you say that sadness has gone
Yes, I long for the day
When you are feeling strong

So why do you cry
When you know that I
Do everything I can to make you happy
I walk by your side
In low and high tide
And so I ask you, why do you cry?

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released October 15, 2022

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