Everybody says you shouldn`t cry
everybody`s standing by
and everybody`s gonna roll their eyes
if you ever do
everybody says it`s not too late
and you can still participate
you take everybody`s bait
and everybody laughs at you
they`ll leave you crying all alone
they`ll say they wouldn`t have if they had only known
but you see the reality behind their indulgent stares--
everybody knows you`re crying
no one ever really cares
everybody thinks you`re a little slow
everyone wants you to know
they went through the same thing long ago
and it wasn`t that hard to do
everybody says they sympathize
you stand by while they describe
someone you don`t even recognize
that`s supposed to look like you
but they never can explain
how to live with such spectacular pain
and when you`re at your weakest
they advise you to be strong
everybody says they`ve been there
everybody must be wrong
ooh ooh ooh ooh everybody knows you`re crying
they send their love
and love is loud
they feel it`s greatly to their credit
and they`re proud
of their compassion,
and it`s true
but it doesn`t have a lot to do with you
and you can`t escape the conclusion
though you don`t like what it was:
everybody says they love you,
no one ever really does.
ooh ooh ooh ooh everybody knows you`re crying
everybody knows you`re crying
everybody knows you`re crying