WE DON'T WAIL

Something is wrong, what can it be?

What in the world's come over me?

We've lost our son to a dreaded disease

Don't talk about that, if you please

CHORUS

But..

We don’t weep, we don't wail

We don't get off on a weeping trail

We always keep a stiff upper lip

We don't go on a grief stricken trip

Our hearts are breaking, what on earth can be done?

We might upset someone if we mention our son

He is now DEAD, please don't mention that word

They can't handle it, they'd rather not have heard

In other lands they understand

When a loved one dies, they come together with a helping hand

They weep together, wail together, come let us share

A child has died, together we'll face the despair

But in our western society

Don't show emotion, show propriety

Put a smile on your face while your heart is breaking

Yet we want others to know how our being is aching

What is wrong with us, to grieve is to survive

We need help from our friends to keep us alive

Let us talk of our loss, cry in our pain

So maybe one day, we can love life again

CHORUS

But…

We don't weep, we don't wail

We don't get off on a weeping trail

We always keep a stiff upper lip

We don't go on a grief stricken trip.

Lola Hall

21/06/98

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