Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
thirteen years old
Iâm only 13 years old
Already lifeâs cold
Canât talk to mama
And today my daddy died
Tell me why I couldnât cry
They always say that life will go on
But all I got is my house and my lawn
My dog, my brother, my school and my friends
And now that heâs gone does it mean it all ends
Tell me why I couldnât cry
I hadnât even begun to swear
All I remember is his stare
And now that heâs gone I can feel him even more
Iâm just waitinâ for these tears to pour
Tell me why I couldnât cry
Will my brother understand
What it is to be a man
Will my mother stop her tears
Or will this go on for years And years / Tell me why I couldnât cry