Don't You Cry
Lee and the Liars Lyrics

Jimmy please say you'll wait for me
Joni is asking Jimmy if he will wait for her to grow up so they can be together.

I'll grow up someday you'll see
Joni believes that she will grow up and be ready to be with Jimmy in the future.

Savin' all my kisses just for you
Joni is keeping herself pure and waiting to share her love only with Jimmy.

Signed with love forever true
Joni signs her letter to Jimmy with a declaration of her everlasting love.

Joni was the girl who lived next door
The artist is introducing Joni, the girl who lived next door to him.

I've known her I guess 10 years or more
The singer has known Joni for at least 10 years.

Joni wrote me a note one day
Joni wrote a letter to the singer expressing her feelings.

And this is what she had to say
The artist is about to share the contents of Joni's letter.

Slowly I read her note once more
The artist is rereading Joni's letter carefully and thoughtfully.

Then I went over to the house next door
The artist went to visit Joni at her house after reading her letter.

Her teardrops fell like rain that day
Joni cries when the singer tells her that he cannot wait for her.

When I told Joni what I had to say
The artist is telling Joni that he cannot wait for her and they cannot be together.

Joni Joni please don't cry
The singer is asking Joni not to cry over their situation.

You'll forget me by and by
The singer believes that Joni will eventually forget about him and move on.

You're just fifteen I'm twenty two
The singer believes that the age difference between them is too great for them to be together.

Joni I just can't wait for you
The artist is telling Joni that he cannot wait for her to grow up.

Soon I left our little home town
The artist moves away from their hometown to start a new life.

Got me a job and tried to settle down
The singer finds a job and tries to make a life for himself.

But her words kept haunting my memory
The singer cannot forget about Joni and what she said to him.

The words that Joni said to me
The words that Joni wrote in her letter to the artist continue to bother him.

I packed my clothes and I caught a plane
The artist decides to go see Joni and try to reconcile with her.

I had to see Joni, I had to explain
The artist needs to talk to Joni and explain how he feels.

How my heart was filled with her memory
The singer's heart is full of memories of Joni.

And ask my Joni if she'd marry me
The artist wants to ask Joni to marry him.

I ran all the way to the house next door
The singer rushes to Joni's house to ask her to marry him.

But things weren't like they were before
Things have changed since the singer and Joni last saw each other.

My teardrops fell like rain that day
The singer cries when he hears the news that Joni is married to his best friend.

When I heard what Joni had to say
The artist hears from Joni that she is married and cannot be with him.

Jimmy Jimmy please don't cry
Joni is asking the artist not to cry over their situation.

You'll forget me by and by
Joni believes that the singer will eventually forget about her and move on.

It's been five years since you've been gone
Five years have passed since the singer left their hometown.

Jimmy I married your best friend John.
Joni tells the artist that she has married his best friend instead.