Don’t Cry Lyrics

[Intro: Lil Wayne]
Yeah
C5

[Chorus: XXXTENTACION & Lil Wayne]
Don't cry (Oh), don’t go
Won't lie, I fuckin' love you, woah


[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]
Why y’all staring into the clouds
Am I rising or they comin' down?
I see death around the corner
And the U-turn sign's lookin' like a smile
What do I do now? Who gon' find me, how?
Nowhere to turn but around and round
Just another nigga that done lost his head
No, a fucking king that forgot his crown
I am not number one, it's true
I'm number 9-27-82

Color blind even if I may be blue
A lot on my plate, ain't my favorite food
But I’m hungry, so hungry
Need my family tree next to a money tree
With a bunch of leaves in the Garden of Eden
With a bunch of Eves, no fruit punch for me

I sip from the Fountain of Youth
So if I die young, blame the juice

Bury me in New Orleans
Tombstone reads, "Don’t cry, stay tuned"

Bring me back to life
Got to lose a life just to have a life
But if heaven's as good as advertised
I want a triple extension on my motherfuckin’ afterlife
Rest in paradise

[Chorus: XXXTENTACION & Lil Wayne]
Don't cry (Don't cry, don't cry), don’t go (Why, oh why?)
Won't lie, I fuckin' love you, woah
Don't cry (Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry)
Don't go (Why, oh why, oh why, oh why?)
Won't lie (Don't cry, don't cry)
I fuckin' love you, woah (Don't cry, don't cry)


[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
Talent is God-given, be grateful
Fame is not a given, be humble
And conceit is self-driven, drive carefully

Stay in your own lane, seat buckled
And sometimes when there is no music
We toot our own horns, rum-bum-bum-bum
That woman carried the future
And Tunechi was born like, "Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun"

Don't call it a comeback
It was dark, now the sun back
Hit me hard, but I punched back

The wheels fell off, I rode the hubcap
Is it suicide or it's do or die?
It's newer days and it's bluer skies

I told myself, "It's just you and I"
Then the breeze came and it blew my mind
Lord knows who I'm there for
I give my last breath of air for
Mama tell me to be careful
Voice in my head give me an earful
But I got mind control over my control
I lost control but knew I'd find control
I let God control what I cannot control
Can't control the tears, let 'em drop and roll (Let 'em drop and roll)

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Genius Annotation

“Don’t Cry,” the first song on Tha Carter V, features a chorus from the late XXXTENTACION. This song mainly focuses on Lil Wayne’s emotions as he discusses many difficult situations in his life. There is a smooth transition from the album’s intro, “I Love You Dwayne,” to this song, as we hear Jacida Carter (Lil Wayne’s mother) weeping before X tells her not to cry.

X had no knowledge that he would appear on Tha Carter V because his contributions were added after his passing. X met with Z3N, one of the song’s producers, in February 2018 to record this chorus and other music. Then, in August 2018, Z3N showed some of the music he created with X to LunchMoney Lewis, a Young Money affiliate. Lewis loved the chorus and showed it to Wayne and Republic Records. Wayne loved it and had Ben Billions to put the entire song together.

In an interview after the album’s release, Wayne revealed that he had no idea who X was and that X’s inclusion was Mack Maine’s idea.

That was my big homie Mack’s idea. He came to New Orleans to do something for like a day or two, and he came back and said I have something I want you to hear. That was the first time hearing my mom on the song, so when he played that, then he played the song.

Although X never heard this song, he probably would have approved of it because he often cited Wayne as one of his biggest influences. He revealed that Wayne was one of his favorite rappers in his XXL interview, and he also mentioned that he grew up listening to Wayne in his No Jumper interview and in his interview with 103.5 The Beat.

He also has shouted out Wayne on a song. In the intro to “YuNg BrAtZ,” X says:

She wanna, X wanna
You wanna? L-l-lick my dick like a what? Nice!
Lick my dick like Lil Wayne lollipop, huh!

Additionally, X’s part appears to be somewhat inspired by X’s “Pain = BESTFRIEND.” He uses some of the same lyrics but sings them in a significantly calmer tone.

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Did X know he would be featured on Tha Carter V?
Genius Answer

X had no knowledge that he would appear on Tha Carter V because his contributions were added after his passing. X met with Z3N, one of the song’s producers, in February 2018 to record this chorus and other music. Then, in August 2018, Z3N showed some of the music he created with X to LunchMoney Lewis, a Young Money affiliate. Lewis loved the chorus and showed it to Wayne and Republic Records. Wayne loved it and had Ben Billions to put the entire song together. Although X never heard this song, he probably would have approved of it because he often cited Wayne as one of his biggest influences.

Is this the first time these two artists collaborated together?
Genius Answer

Yes, “Don’t Cry” marks the first collaboration between Lil Wayne and XXXTENTACION.

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Release Date
September 28, 2018
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