Lyrics
[verse]
Late at night the phone don't ring no more
Silence sits where laughter used to pour
I got a little girl who calls my name
And a woman gone who left me just the same
[chorus]
Yeah I'm a fool to cry
Fool to let it show
But the tears don't ask permission
When it's time for them to go
[verse]
She used to say that I was made of stone
Now look at me here, breaking down alone
My baby daughter climbs up on my knee
Asks me daddy why the sadness in me
[chorus]
Yeah I'm a fool to cry
Fool to let it show
But the tears don't ask permission
When it's time for them to go
[bridge]
Hold me, little one, hold me tight
Daddy's gonna be alright
Every fool has got his cross to bear
Every heart still needs somebody there
[chorus]
Yeah I'm a fool to cry
Fool to let it show
But the tears don't ask permission
When it's time for them to go