A Cry for Everyone

by Gentle Giant

From the album: Octopus

Track 3 of 9 on Octopus (1972).

Duration: 04:06

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Lyrics for A Cry for Everyone

Run, why should I run away When at the end the only truth certain one day everyone dies If only to justify life Live, I've lived a thousand lives And anyone is the right, the just life If I could cry, I'd cry for everyone Doubts, no doubt, is all I know There is no fate, there's no luck What does that show? Showing is proof, but proving is nothing but fear If I could cry, I'd cry then for everyone Shame, I've hoped two thousand years but no one knows, so I've cried, crying vain tears Always too late, too late to cry, cry for everyone

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More from Octopus

  1. The Advent of Panurge
  2. Raconteur, Troubadour
  3. A Cry for Everyone
  4. Knots
  5. The Boys in the Band
  6. Dog's Life
  7. Think of Me with Kindness
  8. River
  9. Excerpts from Octopus(Live 1976)