Lyrics to
You Can Cry On My Shoulder

This version of You Can Cry On My Shoulder was released by Michael Jackson in 1972.

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Just because you know I love you so much
Don’t be afraid to tell me you’re sad
Because you lost his love
Though your love is not for me
I don’t wanna see you in mysery, so come on, baby come on

You can cry on my shoulder…
You can cry on my shoulder
And bring all your troubles to me
All your troubles to me

Big girls ain’t supposed to cry,
If you do I’ll understand,
Maybe I can show you how you can win his love again
It may seem strange I know
But it’s just that I love you
So come on, baby come on

You can cry on my shoulder
You can cry on my shoulder
And bring all your troubles to me.
All your troubles to me

Girl you’ve given him all you had
He,d better stop treating you so bad,
Come on babe, come on, oh yeah

You can cry on my shoulder, yes you can girl
You can cry on my shoulder
And bring all your troubles to me, yeah babe, yes you can now
Darling, ooooh, oooooooh yes, yes you can girl…
I’ll be there to help,

You can cry, you can cry, you can cry
Baby
(You can cry on my shoulder)
Ooooooh yeah babe, yeah babe
(You can cry on my shoulder)
You can cry, you can cry…

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The lyrics for You Can Cry On My Shoulder are defined as the words making up the song released by Michael Jackson in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to You Can Cry On My Shoulder have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Michael Jackson and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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