Singer: UsherComposer: UsherHey, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeahHey, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeahI can’t keep it togetherI usually don’t show my emotionsBut it ain’t getting better‘Cause you can’t be blind with eyes wide openAnd I see struggle, I see painI see only the mess we madeI see things that I can’t changeAnd it hurts my heart to sayI cryFor the sons without fathersAnd the pain that their mothersHold deep insideAnd I’ll fightFor the future we’re makingWe can change if we face it‘Cause these tears won’t drySo I cryOoh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-oohI cryOoh-ooh, ooh-oohWhen I look in the mirrorDo I see someone that cares for others?Oh, na-na, na-na, na, oh naDo I love myself more than my sisters (Sisters)And brothers? (Brothers)I don’t know, oh, oohMe, I’ve seen strugglesI’ve seen pain
I’ve seen beyond the mess we madeI’ve seen things that I cannot changeAnd it hurts my heart to sayI cryFor the sons without fathersAnd the pain that their mothersHold deep inside, uhSo I’ll fightFor the future we’re makingIt’ll change if we face it‘Cause these tears won’t drySo I cryOoh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-oohI cryOoh-ooh, ooh-ooh (Cry)For the truth that’s unspokenFor the promises brokenI will stand by your sideI’ll fightFor the ones who stopped dreamingAnd the ones who stopped believingYou’re not aloneI feel your painI cryFor the sons without fathersAnd the pain that their mothersHold deep insideHey, I’ll fightFor the future we’re makingOnly changes if we face itIt’s love over prideI cryHey, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeahHey, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeahI cry