DON'T CRY OUT LOUD by Melissa Manchester

Baby cried the day the circus came to town

Cuz she didn't like parades just passing by her

So she painted on a smile

And took up with some clown

And danced without a net up on the wire

I know a lot about her

Cuz you see baby is an awful lot like me

We don't cry out loud

We just keep it inside

Learn how to hide your feelings

Fly high and proud

And if you should fall

Remember you almost had it all

Baby saw the day they pulled the big top down

And left behind her dreams among the litter

And the different kind of love she thought she'd found

Was nothing more than sawdust and some glitter

But baby can't be broken

Cuz you see she had the finest teacher

And that was me

We don't cry out loud

We just keep it inside

Learn how to hide your feelings

Fly high and proud

And if you should fall

Remember you almost had it all

(Repeat)

Written by Peter Allen, Carole Bayer Sager.