Somebody Told You

Somebody told you
Don’t let emotions cross your lips
Somebody told you 
A strong man doesn’t get
Water in his eyes

Somebody left his footprints on your soul
And you followed them
As your feet got big and you both grew old
And even though you knew
There came a time you wish you’d said
What you couldn’t let outside your head
You’d gotten good at what you do
Because …
 

Somebody told you
Told you
Told you
Somebody told you
Told you
Told you
And you wanted to grow up
Just like him
You were a mirror 
Watching him
 
Somebody told you
Don’t let emotions cross your lips
Somebody told you 
A strong man doesn’t get
Water in his eyes

Somebody left his shoes for you to fill
And you put them on 
One pair after another as the years passed
Until the day he left his last pair by his bed
And you knew you shouldn’t keep it in
But the sad part is
You’ve gotten good at what you do
Because …

Somebody told you
Told you
Told you
Somebody told you
Told you
Told you
And you grew up 
Just like him
And there is a mirror
Watching you 

Somebody told you
Don’t let emotions cross your lips
Somebody told you 
A strong man doesn’t get
Water in his eyes

Somebody’s watching you
Through the mistakes that he once made
Painted on the glass
That reflects your face
And he knows you would have said goodbye
The way you wanted to, but the reason why
You were so good at what you do
Is because …

Somebody told you
Told you
Told you
Somebody told you
Told you
Told you
Somebody told you
Told you
Told you ...

A strong man doesn't 
cry


january 2010
Janet Reid