Let Her Cry (From CMT Invitation Only with Darius Rucker)

This is probably the first country song I ever wrote
A long time ago

She sits alone by a lamp post
Trying to find a thought that's escaped her mind
She says dad's the one I love the most
Michael Stipe's not far behind

She never lets me in
Only tell me where she's been
When she's had too much to drink
I say that I don't care
I just run my hands through her dark hair
And I pray to God, "Help me fly away"

He said let her cry
If the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing if it eases all her pain
Let her go, walk right out on me now
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be, let her be

This morning I woke up alone
Found a note standing by the phone
It said maybe, D, just maybe I'll be back some day

Like a fool, I wanted to look for you
You walked in I didn't know just what I should do
So I sat back down with a case of Bud and a bottle of Jim Beam
And I felt sorry for me and said

Let her cry, if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing, if it eases all her pain
Let her go, walk right out on me now
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be, let her be, now let her be

Last night, I tried to leave
She cried so much
I could not believe she was the same girl
I fell in love with long ago, mm
She went in the back to get high
I sat down on my couch and started to cry for my mama
I said, "Mama please won't you come and take me outta here"

She said, "Boy, let her cry"
The tears fall down like rain
Let her sing, she can sing, she can sing
And it eases all her pain
You gotta let her go
I walked out on her, you see
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be

Yeah, let her cry, if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing, if it eases all her pain
Let her go, no, no, I walked out on her, I left her, you see
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be, no, no, no, no, no
Let her be