Are You Gonna Cry (The Day That Your Momma Dies) – ECH

I saw a friend
Had been a long time
Her house was two doors
down the street from mine
I remember screams
And lots of fights
She left home at sixteen
in the middle of the night

I asked my friend
as she left to go
For some reason it was something
I just had to know

CHORUS:
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies
Is it so complicated
This woman you thought you hated
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies
Is it time you understood
That she did the best she could

Can you forgive and forget
But I bet you’ll regret
Every minute that you let
fly away
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies

Thought of my mom
And I appreciate
The fiction in my head
I helped create
Asked my man
What should I do
He held me and said
baby this is up to you

No one knows
when this life’s gonna end
So I’ll ask you the same thing
that you asked your friend

CHORUS:
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies
Is it so complicated
This woman you thought you hated
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies
Is it time you understood
That she did the best she could

Can you forgive and forget
But I bet you’ll regret
Every minute that you let
fly away
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies

When I think of how I fought her
Oh a mother and her daughter
We may never be best friends
But this is where the cycle ends

So if you get the chance, you should
And I hope my words may do you good

CHORUS:
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies
Is it so complicated
This woman you thought you hated
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies
Is it time you understood
That she did the best she could

Can you forgive and forget
But I bet you’ll regret
Every minute that you let
fly away
Are you gonna cry
the day that your momma dies

ARE YOU GONNA CRY (THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES) – ECH

I SAW A FRIEND
HAD BEEN A LONG TIME
HER HOUSE WAS TWO DOORS DOWN
THE STREET FROM MINE
I REMEMBER SCREAMS
AND LOTS OF FIGHTS
SHE LEFT HOME AT SIXTEEN
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

I ASKED MY FRIEND
AS SHE LEFT TO GO
FOR SOME REASON IT WAS SOMETHING
I JUST HAD TO KNOW

CHORUS:
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES
IS IT SO COMPLICATED
THIS WOMAN YOU THOUGHT YOU HATED
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES
IS IT TIME YOU UNDERSTOOD
THAT SHE DID THE BEST SHE COULD

CAN YOU FORGIVE AND FORGET
BUT I BET YOU’LL REGRET
EVERY MINUTE THAT YOU LET
FLY AWAY
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES

THOUGHT OF MY MOM
AND I APPRECIATE
THE FICTION IN MY HEAD
I HELPED CREATE
ASKED MY MAN
WHAT SHOULD I DO
HE HELD ME AND SAID
BABY THIS IS UP TO YOU

NO ONE KNOWS
WHEN THIS LIFE’S GONNA END
SO I’LL ASK YOU THE SAME THING
THAT YOU ASKED YOUR FRIEND

CHORUS:
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES
IS IT SO COMPLICATED
THIS WOMAN YOU THOUGHT YOU HATED
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES
IS IT TIME YOU UNDERSTOOD
THAT SHE DID THE BEST SHE COULD

CAN YOU FORGIVE AND FORGET
BUT I BET YOU’LL REGRET
EVERY MINUTE THAT YOU LET
FLY AWAY
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES

WHEN I THINK OF HOW I FOUGHT HER
OH A MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER
WE MAY NEVER BE BEST FRIENDS
BUT THIS IS WHERE THE CYCLE ENDS

SO IF YOU GET THE CHANCE, YOU SHOULD
AND I HOPE MY WORDS MAY DO YOU GOOD

CHORUS:
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES
IS IT SO COMPLICATED
THIS WOMAN YOU THOUGHT YOU HATED
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES
IS IT TIME YOU UNDERSTOOD
THAT SHE DID THE BEST SHE COULD

CAN YOU FORGIVE AND FORGET
BUT I BET YOU’LL REGRET
EVERY MINUTE THAT YOU LET
FLY AWAY
ARE YOU GONNA CRY
THE DAY THAT YOUR MOMMA DIES