Well I just can’t keep from crying sometimes (x2)
When my heart’s full of sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears
Lord I just can’t keep from crying sometimes

My mother often told me, “angels bonded your life away”
She said I wouldn’t accomplish my trust in God and pray
Well I’m on the King’s highway, I’m trusting Him every day
But I just can’t keep from crying sometimes

Well I just can’t keep from crying sometimes…

My mother, she said “glory, thank God I’m on my way”
Father, he gone too, and darlin’ she could not stay
Well I’m trusting Him every day, trusting Him to bear my burden away
But I just can’t keep from crying sometimes

Well I just can’t keep from crying sometimes…

I thought when she first left me, I’d grieve a little while
Soon it all would be over, I’d journey on with a smile
But the thoughts as I get older, I think of what I told her
And I just can’t keep from crying sometimes

Well I just can’t keep from crying sometimes…