last night i heard a shaky melody from the top of a nearby willow tree i never heard that willows really weep so it must have been this little guy that s awake when we sleep do animals cry i ve never seen one with sadness in his face do animals cry i ve never seen one who was tired of life do animals cry i ve never seen one with tears in his eyes do animals cry seem to be the first to be seen otherwise outside my windows there s a crawling moving by it leaves a bigger track that the tears from my eyes does that prove the long forgotten theory that animals can be sad like you and me do animals cry i ve never seen one with sadness in his face do animals cry i ve never seen one who was tired of life do animals cry i ve never seen one with tears in his eyes do animals cry seem to be the first to be seen otherwise last night again a shaky melody from the top of a nearby willow tree this time with words very clear on my side don t you be the reason why we cry do animals cry 