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Don’t Cry Mrs. Davis Lyrics by Gregg Alexander

Michigan Rain

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[Intro]
Yeah, hey
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hoo! Yeah
[Verse 1]
Sometimes I wonder what I'm doing here
In the middle of this hell-torn war
The Bible says love thy enemies
The lieutenant says shoot some more
Then I see my best friend, Johnny Davis
Sent down to the front line
Then I hear this big big damn rifle blast
Johnny Davis was at the wrong place at the wrong time
[Pre-Chorus]
But don't cry, Mrs. Davis, 'cause your son has fallen
You're just like me, you washed your hands of it all
[Chorus]
I think it's time we realize
That we just can't win
But the sun comes up and we'll do it all over again, la la la la
The sun comes up and we do it all over again
Hey!
[Verse 2]
The next day I was down in them trench holes
Man, that place smelled like chop suey
You guessed it, another gun blast and on the receiving end
Was the youngest of us, little Louie
As he slipped into the mud, I heard his last words "I'm not ready yet, to leave this world"
I had enough time, I had enough time to ask him why
He said "I've never even kissed a girl."
[Pre-Chorus]
But don't cry, Mrs Louie, 'cause your son has fallen
You're just like me, you washed your hands of it all
[Chorus]
I think it's time we realize
That we just can't win
But the sun comes up and we do it all over again, la la la la
The sun comes up and we do it all over again, yeah!
[Verse 3]
A blind man coulda seen the hate in the other sides' eyes as they stopped us from where we was heading
The good boys thought it was the coming of the devil
The bad boys thought it was Armageddon
As they took aim I stared to the sky
And said 'God, I just wanna be free."
It was then I heard the last gunshot I ever heard in my life
Execpt this time it was pointed at me
[Pre-Chorus]
But don't cry, my dear mother, 'cause your son has fallen
You're just like me, you washed your hands of it all
[Chorus - Variation]
And I thought by now we'd realize
That we just can't win
I had so much I wanted to do in my life
Man! I didn't know where to begin
And now you got me dead
I'm as cold as stone
Wonderin' are you happy now?
Now that you're all alone
And maybe Sunday afternoon, if you're not too busy
Please stop by my grave for a while
I hope mine ain't too hard to find, mama
'Cause, man, that graveyard goes on for miles and miles and miles
And if I ask you one last question, will you at least listen?
If the sun comes up will we do it all over again? La la la la
If the sun comes up will we do it all over again? Oh, ho
If the sun comes up will we do it all over again?
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Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander

About “Don’t Cry Mrs. Davis” by Gregg Alexander

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