i m not gonna cry today i won t shed a tear even if some milk is spilt i won t dilute my beer i won t use a tissue my pillow will stay dry and i won t need a shoulder cause i m not gonna cry i m not gonna snivel and i m not gonna sob both my eyes will remain dry and i won t have to dob them move me with a tragedy just go ahead and try play me a tearjerker but i m not gonna cry i m not gonna weep today i will not wet my cheek i ll count to ten and i ll hold it in i m not gonna leak i m not gonna lose it though i may wanna die they say it s good to let it out but i m not gonna cry i m not gonna blub today and i m not gonna bawl and i m not gonna fall apart even if you call me i couldn t cry for forty years i was too tough a guy now i can do it anytime but i m not gonna cry i must have cried a million tears at least ninety six i cried me a river and an ocean just for kicks listen to the thunder dark clouds fill the sky well it looks like rain and i hear a train but i m not gonna cry yeah well it looks like rain and i hear a train but i m not gonna cry