Don't Cry - Mavis Staples

The world is big and often wrong

But truth is bigger and twice as strong

Sometimes ain’t pretty, sometimes ain’t nice

But hold your ground, dry your eyes

Here take my word, take my life

Don’t cry

They say they love you when juices flowing

When money’s gone they must be going

Sometimes they pray coming from a friend

But you’ll be ready if it happens again

You take my word, take my life

Don’t cry

Don’t cry when they wanna sell ya, don’t cry when they wanna fight

Don’t cry when they don’t believe ya and you know you’re right

Don’t cry when they wanna paint you into a corner of their design

It’s your innocent blood they want, it’s your innocent mind

Don’t cry when they wanna sell ya, don’t cry when they wanna fight

Don’t cry when they don’t believe ya when you know you’re right

Don’t cry when they wanna paint you into a corner of their design

It’s your innocent blood they want, it’s your innocent, innocent mind

Well the world is bigger and often wrong

But your heart is bigger and twice as strong

Sometimes a mystery, sometimes it’s blind

It won’t deceive you, it doesn’t lie

Here take my word, take my life

Don’t cry

Here take my word, here take my life

Don’t cry

Here take my word, take my life

Don’t cry