The Who - Cry If You Want lyrics

Once it was just innocence Once it was just innocence Brash ideas and insolence Brash ideas and insolence But you will never get away But you will never get away With the things you say today With the things you say today But you can try if you want But you can try if you want Dont' you get embarra**ed when you read the precious things you said Dont' you get embarra**ed when you read the precious things you said Many many years ago when life appeared rosy red Many many years ago when life appeared rosy red No one ever shared your bed No one ever shared your bed Nothing ever filled your head Nothing ever filled your head Except yourself and little Ted Except yourself and little ted And scary dreams that you were dead. And scary dreams that you were dead. Don't you want to hide your face Don't you want to hide your face When going through your teenage books When going through your teenage books And read the kind of crap you wrote And read the kind of crap you wrote About 'Ban the Bomb' and city crooks About "ban the bomb" and city crooks Think about how long it took Think about how long it took To get over that sudden 'Yuk' To get over that sudden "yuk" When in the mirror you would look When in the mirror you would look Well now my son you're well in stook Well now my son you're well in stook Cry if you want Cry if you want Cry if you want cry if you want Didn't you writh in anger when you saw the man in his big car Didn't you writh in anger when you saw the man in his big car Didn't you drive a banger and a gallon didn't get you far Didn't you drive a banger and a gallon didn't get you far Should have been a famous star Should have been a famous star But that ain't what you really are But that ain't what you really are You could shout your last harrah You could shout your last harrah While they are propping up the bar While they are propping up the bar Maybe things were better then Maybe things were better then Before you led a promised life Before you led a promised life Rash commitements and heavy raps and left wing spiel all compromised Rash commitements and heavy raps and left wing spiel all compromised You fall in love with other's wives You fall in love with other's wives Drive 'em nuts with empty lies Drive 'em nuts with empty lies Angry 'cos you lost the prize Angry 'cos you lost the prize Forgot the color of their eyes. Forgot the color of their eyes. Cry if you want Cry if you wnat Cry if you want cry if you wnat Let your tears flow Let your past go Let your tears flow let your past go Don't you get embarra**ed when you think about the way you were Don't you get embarra**ed when you think about the way you were Yesterday the day before when you were young with much to learn Yesterday the day before when you were young with much to learn Aren't you glad it's your last term Aren't you glad it's your last term No more acting lowly worm No more acting lowly worm You can make the s**ers squirm You can make the s**ers squirm When you tell them how much you earn When you tell them how much you earn Don't you feel ashamed at all the bitterness you keep inside Don't you feel ashamed at all the bitterness you keep inside Does your ego save your face 'I had a go - I really tried' Does your ego save your face "i had a go - i really tried" Now you know your leaders lied Now you know your leaders lied Does it stop you acting snide Does it stop you acting snide Or are you still a boy that cried Or are you still a boy that cried Tears now surely long since dried. Tears now surely long since dried. Cry if you want Cry if you want Cry if you want cry if you want