you can take it all away

you can take away my day

you can trample on my pride

you can make me run and hide

you can penetrate my heart

you can break it all apart

you can stop the summer breeze

you can bring me to my knees

but you can’t make me cry forever

there’s a diamond in each piece of coal

you can’t make me cry forever

you can’t take the light from my soul

you can smash it on the door

you can press it on the floor

you can terrorise and tease me

you can try to crush and squeeze me

you can silence all my voices

you can take away my choices

you can make me sing your tune

you can steal the sun and moon

but you can’t make me cry forever

there’s a diamond in each piece of coal

you can’t make me cry forever

you can’t take the light from my soul