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-y-y-y-y
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 they Superman at your lowest
while tryna wear a disguise
And being invisible, nobody caring
if you're even dead or alive
It's going to war with your brain
with no ammunition,
no real 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 break,
jams on the chosen path they paid
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 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,
till death staring them right in the face
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed, oh (Barely bleed, oh)
We have to hide (We have to hide)
behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry-y-y-y-y
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,
lot of responsibility comes with this power
Uh, show emotion? You a coward,
they don't respect you until you gone,
then it's flowers
Everyone wants something
that weighs on your mind,
you doing your best trying to protect and provide
Put everyone first and then the second
you try to rely on the same ones is
hen they push you aside
There's no make up 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 everyday till your bones break,
pay your taxes for government fraud
Go to church to a pastor on Sunday,
till you find out he thinks he's a God
And you cannot complain
Cause the moment
you lose your masculine frame,
you're labelled the villain
in every picture they paint
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed, oh (Barely bleed, oh)
We have to hide (We have to hide)
behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry-y-y-y-y
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 behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry-y-y-y-y
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 they Superman at your lowest
while tryna wear a disguise
And being invisible, nobody caring
if you're even dead or alive
It's going to war with your brain
with no ammunition,
no real 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 break,
jams on the chosen path they paid
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 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,
till death staring them right in the face
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed, oh (Barely bleed, oh)
We have to hide (We have to hide)
behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry-y-y-y-y
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,
lot of responsibility comes with this power
Uh, show emotion? You a coward,
they don't respect you until you gone,
then it's flowers
Everyone wants something
that weighs on your mind,
you doing your best trying to protect and provide
Put everyone first and then the second
you try to rely on the same ones is
hen they push you aside
There's no make up 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 everyday till your bones break,
pay your taxes for government fraud
Go to church to a pastor on Sunday,
till you find out he thinks he's a God
And you cannot complain
Cause the moment
you lose your masculine frame,
you're labelled the villain
in every picture they paint
Big boys don't cry
We barely bleed, oh (Barely bleed, oh)
We have to hide (We have to hide)
behind our pride and built-up walls
Big boys don't cry-y-y-y-y
We barely bleed, oh
We have to hide (We have to hide)
behind our pride and built up walls
Big boys don't cry