NO MATTER HOW HARD I CRY
By: Jeffrey Orr (BMI)
Tom T. Hall (BMI)
Dixie Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1: THE HARDER I TRY
NOT TO CRY AT GOODBYE
THE SOFTER THE TEARDROPS THAT FALL
WHEN NOTHING IS LEFT BUT THE RIGHT TO BE SAD
BUT WHEN IT'S NOTHING, FRIEND, I GOT IT ALL

CHORUS: NO MATTER HOW HARD I CRY
I FAIL EVERY TIME THAT I TRY
CRYING WON'T DO IT
IT WON'T GET ME THRU IT
NO MATTER HOW HARD I CRY

VERSE 2: I'M WALKING THE FLOOR
BUT I'M NOT GAINING GROUND
I CAN'T SLEEP FROM DREAMING OF YOU
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE MEMORIES AT ALL
I DON'T KNOW THE COLOR OF THE BLUES

VERSE 3: I LOOK OUT AND SEE
THAT THE WORLD'S UPSIDE DOWN
THE HANDS ON THE CLOCK TURNING LEFT
THEY CARRY ME BACK TO BEFORE I MET YOU
BEFORE I HAD YOU TO FORGET