• Talk to me softly
  There's something in your eyes
  Don't hang your head in sorrow
  And please don't cry
  I know how you feel inside I've
  I've been there before
  Somethin's changin' inside you
  And don't you know
  
  Don't you cry tonight
  I still love you, baby
  Don't you cry tonight
  Don't you cry tonight
  There's a heaven above you, baby
  And don't you cry tonight
  
  Give me a whisper
  And give me a sigh
  Give me a kiss before you
  Tell me goodbye
  Don't you take it so hard now
  And please don't take it so bad
  I'll still be thinkin' of you
  And the times we had, baby
  
  And don't you cry tonight
  Don't you cry tonight
  Don't you cry tonight
  There's a heaven above you, baby
  And don't you cry tonight
  
  And please remember
  That I never lied
  Oh and please remember
  How I felt inside now, honey
  You gotta make it your own way
  But you'll be alright now, sugar
  You'll feel better tomorrow
  Come the morning light now, baby
  
  And don't you cry tonight
  And don't you cry tonight
  And don't you cry tonight
  There's a heaven above you, baby
  And don't you cry
  Don't you ever cry
  Don't you cry tonight
  Baby, maybe someday
  Don't you cry
  Don't you ever cry
  Don't you cry
  Tonight Writer/s: Darren A. Reed, Duff Rose McKagan, Izzy Stradlin, Matt Sorum, Saul Hudson, W. Axl Rose
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 10

• H from England Such a brilliant song Axl rose and Shannon hoon vocals together
  are just magical! not forgotten slash and the other guys aswell
• Punto Bean from Kentucky Usa Is this song a sequel to November rain or prequel showing clips of him suffering from loosing his girlfriend and had a funeral in November rain and cant let go of her?
• Left Head Kick from Middle Class Usa Awesome song, great guitar.
  
  Sad lyrics and video. It’s as if he is saying goodbye to a partner, a loved one, or the partner died. When He is in the graveyard smoking a cigarette with the girl, he sees the girl in the limo and it looks like it’s the same girl or perhaps she is the one he really wants to be with I’m not sure.
  
  Now I get to live this song for real.
  
  I was in a relationship with a beautiful lady for six years, but I told her in the beginning I did not want to be married. Did not want kids either. This would come up every three months. And I held my ground. We had our problems, and they became more apparent at the end.
  
  We used to have our goodbyes when she would be at my place for the weekend or I’ll be at her place up north and she would tell me: “parting is such sweet sorrow.“ she was right. I would look at her longer when I would pull away or vice versa. I would look at her longer holding an extra couple seconds.
  
  I think she had borderline personality or BPD traits because of the constant fear of abandonment, the anger flashes, the crying spells, the intense anger etc.
  
  She pushed me away eventually and things became too much. But I miss the old days, the first several years. When everything was wonderful. And I couldn’t wait to be around her. Like Axle in the video sinking with the girl in the pool. I guess that’s what I was doing too.
  
  Being around her sometimes made me depressed. Because of her background. She had a rough upbringing. Some nasty s--t happened to her and she dealt with the best she could. She got a raw deal on a lot of things. But she was very loving towards me, it she made me feel special. I’ll never know if that was really her feelings, or the borderline personality. I guess it doesn’t matter now.
  
  She talked to me different, she made me feel different. And then says became toxic.
  
  “And please remember, that I never lied.
  And please remember, how I felt inside.”
• Jason from Bay City MichigaanI really like this song. The way Axl ends the song with his voice.
• Colton from Concord, CaI think that it feels more like the last words of someone's partner who recently died. The tone and mood makes it seem like something more tragic than just a simple denial.
• Rudy from Kowloon, Hong KongThis song is always at top 20 of my private chart. I love "Don't Cry" this song so much.
• Theresa from Murfreesboro, TnThe way Axl hangs on to the last note is brilliant. Who sings like that?
• Josh from Indianapolis, Inthis songs kinda soft for gnr but they pull it off nicely. i liked it the first time i heard it
• Dave from Melbourne, AustraliaThis song rulez.
• Jose from Chandler, Azone of my favorite songs by gnr.

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