Don't Cry For Me (A Cappella) - Whitney Houston

I had my fair share of the good and the bad I had my fair share of the happy and sad Those broken pieces that I can't put back Make up who I really am So I live my whole life like there ain't no sequel I dance on fine lines between good and evil I play with fire to protect my people But look back and smile in the end When it's my time to go Mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me, oh no 'Cause I know where I'm going So mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me When it's my time to go Mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me, oh no 'Cause I know where I'm going So mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me And when I'm not there, have a drink for two No need to think twice, I'll be there with you Here's to the good times and the tears we've shared Look back and smile in the end When it's my time to go Mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me, oh no 'Cause I know where I'm going So mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me When it's my time to go Mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me, oh no 'Cause I know where I'm going So mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me Stare at the constellations, you'll see my face And if you pay attention, you'll hear me say Stare at the constellations, you'll see my face And if you pay attention, you'll hear me say When it's my time to go Mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me, oh no 'Cause I know where I'm going So mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me, yeah-eah When it's my time to go Mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me, oh no 'Cause I know where I'm going So mama don't cry for me, don't cry for me

It won't be easy You think it's strange When I try to explain how I feel That I still need your love After all that I've done You won't believe me All you will see Is a girl you once knew Although she's dressed up To the nines At sixes And sevens with you I had to let it happen I had to change Couldn't stay all my life down at heel Looking out Of the window Staying out of the sun So I chose freedom Running around Trying everything new But nothing Impressed me At all I never Expected it to Don't cry for me, Argentina The truth is I never left you All through my wild days My mad existence I kept my promise Don't keep your distance And as for fortune And as for fame I never invited them in Though it seemed To the world They were all I desire They are illusions They're not The solutions they promise to be The answer Was here All the time I love you And hope you love me Don't cry for me Argentina Don't cry for me, Argentina The truth is I never left you All through my wild days My mad existence I kept my promise Don't keep your distance Have I said too much? There's nothing more I can think of To say to you But, all you have to do Is look at me to know That every word Is true!

Oh, got my hands tied around my back And time put a rope around my head And hung from the rafters of my fear Dark in the eyes Tryna face the world, I can't bear to My knees hit the ground and my hands start shaking Old feelings from new faces A rope on the floor and a poor man hanging Please help me chop this tree down Hold me from underneath Words never once cut me down Oh, don't you cry for me And nobody knows I've seen a notion run away I'm torn from the truth that holds my soul I'm down in the grave where I belong Oh, what a ride I dare to fight my devil Wings to the sky on the run from trouble With my own hands, no shovel I dug through the ground, now I'm hanging above saying Please help me chop this tree down Hold me from underneath Words never once cut me down Oh, don't you cry for me Down by the grave that the law man laid When the gravel got paved, finally I'm saved Down by the grave that the law man laid When the gravel got paved, finally I'm saved When the sun went down (down by the grave that the law man laid) When the gravel got paved, finally I'm saved It set the sky on fire (down by the grave that the law man laid) When the gravel got paved, finally I'm saved I saw an angel fly (down by the grave that the law man laid) When the gravel got paved, finally I'm saved I never felt so high (down by the grave that the law man laid) When the gravel got paved, finally I'm saved (oh!) Please help me chop this tree down Hold me from underneath Words never once cut me down Oh, don't you cry for me Oh, don't you cry for me Oh, don't you cry for me

It won't be easy, you'll think it strange When I try to explain how I feel That I still need your love after all that I've done You won't believe me All you will see is a girl you once knew Although she's dressed up to the nines At sixes and sevens with you I had to let it happen, I had to change Couldn't stay all my life down at heel Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun So I chose freedom Running around, trying everything new But nothing impressed me at all I never expected it to Don't cry for me Argentina The truth is I never left you All through my wild days My mad existence I kept my promise Don't keep your distance And as for fortune, and as for fame I never invited them in Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired They are illusions They are not the solutions they promised to be The answer was here all the time I love you and hope you love me Have I said too much? There's nothing more I can think of to say to you But all you have to do is look at me to know That every word is true

If I changed my mind If I changed my faith Every time a stop light signaled Each time I made mistakes I don't think that I would be where I am today I live my life without regrets What you see is, what you see is What you see is what you get and I'm Unashamed of the life I lead Unashamed of the strength on my knees The choices I've made, of the love that I've saved Of things I've done, my belief in the one Unashamed of the words of my friends I know who they are make mistakes, make amends Follow my instincts, my star, on my sleeve I wear my heart Unashamed, unashamed Adding up my life, it totals all my dreams I'm counting all my blessings and the gifts I have received Still there's always someone, something to overcome Took all my life to understand that I am what I am, who I am Unashamed Unashamed of the life I lead Unashamed of the strength on my knees The choices I've made, of the love that I've saved Of things I've done, my belief in the one Unashamed of the words of my friends I know who they are make mistakes, make amends Follow my instincts, my star, on my sleeve I wear my heart Unashamed Do you wanna know how it goes? Do you wanna control how I feel? Do you wanna stay in my life? Then listen here and listen good You got to get it, got to get it, got to get it right Unashamed Unashamed of the life I lead Unashamed of the strength on my knees The choices I've made, of the love that I've saved Of things I've done, my belief in the one Unashamed of the words of my friends I know who they are make mistakes, make amends Follow my instincts, my star, on my sleeve I wear my heart Unashamed Unashamed of the life I lead Unashamed of the strength on my knees The choices I've made, of the love that I've saved Of things I've done, my belief in the one Unashamed of the words of my friends I know who they are make mistakes, make amends Follow my instincts, my star, on my sleeve I wear my heart Unashamed

Got me a postcard and a twenty dollar bill I told you I'd meet you in Memphis if you bring me those pills And I got high and I got dry for far too long And the gypsy train to Houston is gonna take me along They called me the wild card And they called me their fool I told them I'd bring 'em that money If they'd get me back to you And I got cash and I got robbed for all I own And the gypsy train to Houston is gonna take me back home I got clean and I got a steady job No longer was I running from the emblems of the law And I got clean and I got mean to the bone And the gypsy train to Houston won't leave me alone And the gypsy train to Houston won't leave me alone

Phases, and fading out almost Took against chances, and squandered a day Fumbling facts-the place and time, the dates and names So leave me a hand up, or leave it alone Procrastinate! What's gone is dead, what's dead is done I move slowly (I know), but moving slowly is a kind of moving And I don't regret the paths I've made or the years I spent doing nothing Growing nothing in a place where every face is old Back to the milk door-the same house, the same walk, the same chore If I'm bored, there isn't anyone blame Wasting wasteland, crumbs of pavement, partial projects put off to vacancy If you're wondering (I'm not), but wondering at all is a wonder to me Do you know what I mean?