Cry Cry Cry
Ziggy Marley Jack Johnson Paula Fuga Lyrics

I'm gonna cry cry cry
Expressing the singer's emotion to cry for the children's freedom.

Set the children free
Asking for the children's freedom from any constraints or hindrances.

Momma loves to work, Daddy loves to play
Describing the roles of the parents and their preferences.

Sometimes Daddy gotta go far away
Acknowledging the reality that sometimes fathers have to temporarily leave home for work or other reasons.

I'm too young to go quiet in the night
The artist is too young to just quietly accept their surroundings or situations.

Try to put me to sleep, I'm gonna give you a fight
Asserting the singer's defiance towards those who try to control them.

Wake you up a 5 am, before the sunrise I'll be your friend
Offering their friendship and companionship during early hours.

And you know I don't want for you to take too long
Urging the listener to come quickly and not delay.

Just come running when you hear my song
Asking the listener to run towards the artist when they hear their song.

'Cause I'm gonna cry cry cry
Reiterating the artist's emotion to cry for the children's freedom.

Wake you up a 5 am, before the sunrise I'll be your friend
Offering their friendship and companionship during early hours.

And you know I don't want for you to take too long
Urging the listener to come quickly and not delay.

Just come running when you hear my song
Asking the listener to run towards the singer when they hear their song.

I'm gonna miss you now, Mister far away
Expressing the singer's sadness towards someone who is far away.

Paint a picture of you and send it off today
Asking someone to send a picture of themselves.

And when you come home you could bring it back to me
The artist wants to see the person again and receive the picture they sent.

Color in the lines, define this whole world for me
Describing how the artist wants the picture to be carefully colored in.

Practice makes perfect, and that I agree
Agreeing that practice is important for improvement.

But don't be surprised that I want to be free
Asserting the singer's desire for freedom despite acknowledging the importance of practice.

I know what I know and that's all that I know
The artist is confident in what they know currently.

But I've been told you reap what you sow
Introducing a proverb about how actions have consequences.

Momma's telling me what to eat today
Describing how the artist's mother is controlling their food intake for the day.

But I don't feel like I'm gonna go that way
The singer doesn't want to follow their mother's instructions for their diet.

What I need is something sweet and nice
Describing what the artist wants for their food.

What I need is a treat, alright
Asserting the singer's desire for a treat.

Set the children free (Free of their hearts, free of theirs minds)
Asking for children to be free from emotional and mental constraints.

Set the children free (Free of their dreams, their imagination)
Asking for children to be free to dream and imagine without any limitations.

Set the children free
Reiterating the desire for children to be free from any form of restrictions.

Set the children free
Reiterating the desire for children to be free from any form of restrictions.

Set the children free
Reiterating the desire for children to be free from any form of restrictions.