Now you say you're lonely You cried the whole night through Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you Now you say you're sorry For being so untrue Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you You drove me, nearly drove me out of my head While you never, never shed a tear I remember, I remember all that you said You told me love was too plebeian Told me you were through with me And now you say you love me Well, just to prove that you do You gotta cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you And now you say you love me Well, just to prove you do You better cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you, I cried a river over you Baby, I cried a river over you You can cry