Don't Cry Joni
Conway Twitty - Topic Lyrics

Jimmy please say you'll wait for me
Joni is asking Jimmy to be patient and wait for her to grow up so that they can be together.

I'll grow up someday you'll see
Joni hopes that one day she will be mature enough to be with Jimmy.

Savin' all my kisses just for you
Joni is not sharing her love and affection with anyone else; she is holding onto it for Jimmy.

Signed with love forever true
Joni is expressing her love for Jimmy and signs off with a promise to always love him.

Joni was the girl who lived next door
Conway Twitty introduces Joni and sets the scene for the story.

I've known her I guess 10 years or more
Twitty explains that he has known Joni for a long time and has probably known her since they were young children.

Joni wrote me a note one day
Joni wrote a letter to Jimmy expressing her feelings for him.

And this is what she had to say
Conway Twitty is about to read Joni's letter to the listener.

Slowly I read her note once more
Twitty reads Joni's letter again, trying to understand her feelings for Jimmy.

Then I went over to the house next door
Twitty goes to Joni's house to talk to her about the letter.

Her teardrops fell like rain that day
Joni is crying because she is upset about what Jimmy has to say.

When I told Joni what I had to say
Twitty tells Joni that he cannot wait for her and that he is moving on.

Joni, Joni, please don't cry
Twitty is asking Joni not to be upset about his decision.

You'll forget me by and by
Twitty believes that over time Joni will forget about him and move on.

You're just fifteen I'm twenty two
Twitty realizes that there is a significant age difference between him and Joni.

Joni I just can't wait for you
Twitty has to move on with his life and cannot wait for Joni to grow up and mature.

Soon I left our little home town
Twitty moves away from his hometown to start a new life.

Got me a job and tried to settle down
Twitty finds a job and tries to establish a stable life for himself.

But her words kept haunting my memory
Twitty cannot forget Joni's letter and her feelings for him.

The words that Joni said to me
Twitty is still thinking about Joni's letter and the words she used to express her love for him.

I packed my clothes and I caught a plane
Twitty decides to go back to his hometown to see Joni.

I had to see Joni, I had to explain
Twitty wants to explain why he had to leave and why he couldn't wait for Joni.

How my heart was filled with her memory
Twitty still has strong feelings for Joni and cannot forget about her.

And ask my Joni if she'd marry me
Twitty loves Joni and wants to marry her.

But things weren't like they were before
When Twitty goes to see Joni, he realizes that things have changed and their relationship cannot be what it was before.

When I heard what Joni had to say
Joni tells Twitty that she cannot be with him because she has moved on.

Jimmy Jimmy please don't cry
Joni is asking Twitty not to be upset about her decision.

It's been five years since you've been gone
Joni has moved on with her life since Twitty left their hometown.

Jimmy I married your best friend John.
Joni is now married to Twitty's best friend John.