Close your eyes, sweet baby, now don't you cry
Everybody gets their heart broke, sweet baby, sometime
So he left you for another fool, yes, a fool
For lovin' him from the start
Ask yourself, what's more important
Him or the broken pieces of your heart, sweet baby

Stand tall, sweet baby, don't you fall
(Tall, baby)
You ain't the only one gettin' beat down
Happens to us all
The road you chose to walk in this life
(The road you choose to walk in this life)

Is one that leads into the next
So sweet baby, stand tall
(Sweet baby, stand tall)
Stand tall
(Sweet baby)

Sweet baby, hold your tears back now
Better days [bad word] your way soon
Oh yeah, sweet baby, someway, somehow
Oh, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, baby

Sweet baby

Walk faster, sweet baby
Don't let those bad boys catch you now
Those things that they will have you do
You been done known better, oh, and how

How can you sleep knowing that you and a fool
Sing in the same key?
Walk faster, sweet baby
(Walk faster, sweet baby)
Strive to be the very best that you can be
(Strive to be, strive to be )
Sweet baby, oh, sweet baby

Sweet baby, hold your tears back now
Better days [bad word] your way soon
Oh yeah, sweet baby, someway, somehow, oh

(Sweet baby)
Sweet baby
Better days [bad word] your way, yeah
Sweet baby