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Don't You Cry

from HIM by COR.ECE

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[In the fade in] Mhmmm Hmmm Mhmmm Yeaa

Hook:
Oh don’t you cry oh lil’ Black boy oh don’t you cry no oh lil’ Black boy no, no no don’t you cry no, no no/Oh don’t you cry lil’ Black boy oh don’t you cry no lil’ Black boy no, no no no, no

Verse 1:
Yo’ mama (yo’ mama) she might never come back/Been gone for about 3 years (3 years) 3 years (3 whole years)/ Yo’ daddy-oh (yo’ daddy)/He gone off that dope (he gone off that dope)/Been gone for about 3 days (3 days) 3 days (3 whole days)/Yo’ granny (yo’ granny) she got that spite
too/who’s looking after you/don’t nobody know (and ain’t nobody trying to know either) Oh don’t you cry lil’ Black boy oh don’t you cry lil’ Black boy no, no, no, no no, no no, no/no don’t you cry lil’ Black boy, no don’t you cry lil’ Black boy, no, no, no, no don’t you cry

Verse 2:
You kinda of (kind of) grown up now, understanding things/But it still don’t make no sense (nah don’t make no sense), make no damn sense (make no damn sense) /Who’s gonna go with you/You’ve got to figure it out (it out)/But you really got to know why can’t you go/When you saw your daddy shoot dope (right up in his arm)/And you’re mama saying let’s go, here come the po-pos (no)/ Who gon’ cry for you (who gon’ cry for you my boy)/Tell me who gon’ cry for you (who gon’ cry, who gon’ cry cry cry cry cry)

Hook:
Oh don’t you cry lil’ Black boy Oh don’t you cry lil’ Black boy no no no no no no no no don’t you cry lil’ Black boy, no don’t you cry lil’ Black boy, no, no, no no don’t you dare cry
no

I said don’t you dare cry no/don’t you dare cry, no no no no no no no no no no no/ Don’t you wear your eyes out now baby boy/no don’t you cry no/No don’t you cry, no don’t you cry no.
No, no no don’t you cry no. No don’t you cry no.
No no no no…

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from HIM, released September 19, 2019
Performed and written by Cor.ece
Produced by Snakechild
Co-produced by Cor.ece

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COR.ECE Los Angeles, California

COR.ECE is a multi-media artist and singer-songwriter who blurs the lines of how performance art and modern soul music are conceptualized. Hailing from St. Louis and now based in Brooklyn + LA, COR.ECE's musical sound is a blend of wide-eyed hope and wistful contemplations of time. ... more

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