To Make A Big Man Cry
P.J. Proby Lyrics

It only takes a little girl
The song implies that crying is seen as a sign of weakness, and that women have the power to reduce strong men to tears

To make a big man cry
It implies that making a strong man cry is an easy feat for some women

She only has to take his heart
The song suggests that women who break men's hearts are the ones who can reduce them to tears

Break his heart, telling him goodbye
The song suggests that it's a common occurrence for women to break men's hearts by telling them they're leaving

It's easy to do
The song implies that breaking a man's heart and making him cry is a simple and effortless thing for some women

Just tell him you're through
The song suggests that telling a man that it's over is enough to make him cry

And then, watch him cry
The song implies that women enjoy seeing men cry after they've broken their hearts

She's got the power to sink him
The song suggests that women have the ability to completely destroy a man emotionally

In the winking of an eye
The song implies that women can do this very easily and quickly

She only has to shake it off
The song suggests that women don't think twice about breaking a man's heart and moving on

And break it off, for no reason why
The song implies that some women break men's hearts without any reason or explanation

(Yes, boy, it's easy to do)
This line is a repetition of the idea that making a man cry is an easy feat for some women

Because it happened to me
The singer of the song is saying that he has experienced heartbreak and has been made to cry by a woman

(Just take a look and you'll see)
This line suggests that others can look at the singer and see the effects of heartbreak on him

I'm only part of the man
The song suggests that after heartbreak, men are no longer whole or complete

Only half of the man, I used to be
The song implies that heartbreak takes away a man's sense of self and leaves him feeling incomplete

She only has to lead him on
The song implies that some women will give false hope or encouragement to men, only to leave them heartbroken

And when she's gone, he'll just wanna die
The song implies that after heartbreak, men feel like they can't live without the woman who broke them

(Watch the big man cry)
This line reinforces the idea that crying is a sign of weakness and is a humiliating experience for men

(Just watch me cry)
The singer is admitting that he has been reduced to tears by heartbreak