A song about my Dad and growing up in the South

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My Dad and I loved each other but didn't know how to relate to each other being from very different viewpoints about practically everything. I loved him but didn't know him very well. He died when I was 25yrs old and just getting to know him as a friend.

A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry
Words and music by Roger Anthony Mapes

When I was young I always wanted to put my arms around you. There were many times when i tried to-but you didn't know just what to do.
Chorus: you were always taught that a man ain't supposed to cry. you were always taught how to keep your feelings deep inside and you were always taught that a man ain't supposed to cry.
Cause when I was young I was a girly boy. I was always playing with girly toys. Where that impulse came from I'll never know-but you caught me one day in my Momma's clothes. What else could you do but get mad I was the only boy you ever had. How were you gonna teach me to be a man?
Chorus: you were always taught that a man ain't supposed to cry. you were always taught how to keep your feelings deep inside and you were always taught that a man ain't supposed to cry.
I remember the last day I saw you. You were much too confused to respond to the love you knew I had for you.. that's why everyday now I carry you as a sparkle in my eyes when I see a man that looks like you...laughter in my voice when I hear a man that sounds like you...tears in my eye when I see your smiling face in my mind.
Chorus: you were always taught that a man ain't supposed to cry. you were always taught how to keep your feelings deep inside and you were always taught that a man ain't supposed to cry.