Today I stumbled from my bed With thunder crashing in my head My pillow still wet From last night's tears And as I think of giving up A voice inside my coffee cup Kept crying out Ringing in my ears Don't cry, daddy Daddy, please don't cry Daddy, you've still got me and little tommy And together we'll find a brand new mommy Daddy, daddy, please laugh again Daddy, ride us on your back again Oh, daddy, please, don't cry Why are children always first To feel the pain and the hurt the worst? It's true but somehow It just don't seem right 'Cause every time I cry, I know It hurts my little children, so I wonder Will it be the same tonight? Don't cry, daddy Daddy, please don't cry Daddy, you've still got me and little tommy And together we'll find a brand new mommy Daddy, daddy, please laugh again Daddy, ride us on your back again Oh, daddy, please, don't cry Oh, daddy, please don't cry