I always thought I was the strong one    Who had the faith when you had doubt   I was the one to hide my feelings   You were the one to let them out   My daddy taught me, "Son, be tough and strong"   That is what I tried to do   But you're telling me, girl, that you can't live like this   And that you might be leaving soon      Do real men cry?   I never thought that it was true   Maybe I could tough this one out   Be strong enough to make it through   But now there's tears in the eyes of this stubborn fool   Do real men cry?   Baby, now you know that real men do      I assumed you knew that I would love you and be your rock through thick and thin   I've always been a man of few words when what you needed was a friend   I thought if I stood tall just like a wall, it would all be good enough   Please let me hold you now and promise you, girl, that I'm through with acting tough