^CMy father died ^Ga year ago today. The ^Amrooster started ^Am/Gcrowing when they ^Fcarried Dad away. ^CThere beside my mother, in the ^Amliving room, I stood, With my ^Dm7brothers and my sister, knowing ^GDad was gone for good. Well, ^CI hung around just long enough, ^GTo lay him in the ground and then I, ^AmCaught a plane to ^Am/Gdo a show up ^Fnorth in Detroit town. Because I'm ^Colder now ^Gand I ain't got no time to ^Ccry.

I've ^Fgot no time to look back, I've ^Ggot no time to see, The ^Cpieces of my heart that have ^Fbeen ripped away from me. And if the ^Amfeeling starts to coming, I've ^Flearned to stop 'em fast. `Cause ^Dm7I don't know, if I let 'em go, they ^Gmight not wanna pass. And there's just ^Cso many people ^Gtrying to get me on the phone. And there's ^Ambills to pay, and ^Am/Gsongs to play, And a ^Fhouse to make a home. I guess I'm ^Colder now ^Gand I ain't got no time to ^Ccry.

^CI can still remember ^Gbefore I heard of Merle. So ^Ammany things have ^Am/Gchanged so ^Fmuch here in my world. I remember ^Csitting on the front porch when an ^Amambulance went by, And just ^Dm7listening to those sirens I would ^Gbreakdown and cry. But now I'm ^Cwalking and I'm talking, Doing just ^Gwhat I'm supposed to do. ^AmWorking over ^Am/Gtime to make sure ^FI don't come unglued. I guess I'm ^Colder now and ^GI ain't got no time to cry.

I've ^Fgot no time to look back, I've ^Ggot no time to see, The ^Cpieces of my heart that have ^Fbeen ripped away from me. And if the ^Amfeeling starts to coming, I've ^Flearned to stop 'em fast. `Cause ^Dm7I don't know, if I let 'em go, they ^Gmight not wanna pass. And there's just ^Cso many people ^Gtrying to get me on the phone. And there's ^Ambills to pay, and ^Am/Gsongs to play, And a ^Fhouse to make a home. I guess I'm ^Colder now ^Gand I ain't got no time to ^Ccry.

Now I ^Dsit down on the sofa and I ^Awatch the evening news: There's a ^Bmhalf a dozen ^Bm/Atragedies ^Gfrom which to pick and choose. The ^Dbaby that was missing was ^Afound in a ditch today. And there's ^Em7bombs a'flying and people dying ^Anot so far away. And I'll take a ^Dbeer from the 'fridgerator, And go ^Asit out in the yard and with a ^Bmcold one in my ^Bm/Ahand, I'm gonna bite ^Gdown and swallow hard. Because I'm ^Dolder now ^AI ain't got no time to ^Bmcry. It's true... I guess I'm ^Dolder now ^Aand I ain't got no time to ^Dcry.

Joe Nichols - No time to cry