By Ignorant People I Was Deceived

When I was younger I'm going back the years 'Twas said by macho men real men don't shed tears And to believe them bigger fool was I As I now realize such talk based on a lie. They said real men never weep and them I believed By ignorant people I was deceived But I was quite naive and too young to know That tears of the soul at times overflow. 'Tis true about feelings that feelings run deep The bravest of men have tears for to weep I've seen real men weep and they are quite brave For one they did love they wept at their grave. That real men don't shed tears sounds like rubbish to me For to grieve is quite human as most would agree You are no less a man if your feelings you show And why choke back the tears that yearn to flow.