Lyrics
Chorus
Unison: I don't know what He's gonna do; but I know it's gonna work out for You.
Split: So go on and cry...let it all out...
Unison: Cry your last tear; it's gonna be alright...cry your last tear; it's gonna be alright.
Repeat CHORUS
Lead: You've been searching for an answer...needing a solution...but your life is in His hands.
So don't worry; just pray...watch God make a way...cry your last tear; it's gonna be alright.
Chorus II
Unison: I don't know what He's gonna do; but I know it's gonna work out for You.
Split: So go on and cry...let it all out...
Unison: Cry your last tear; it's gonna be alright.
Cry your last tear*...it's gonna be alright.
(* - split)
Lead: I know it hurts sometimes...and you ask the question why...
But when you don't understand, put it all in His hands...
Cry your last tear; it's gonna be alright.
MODULATE
Split: Alright...alright...cry your last tear; it's gonna be alright...
(repeat)
MODULATE
Split: Alright...alright...(repeat)
Unison: Cry your last tear; it's gonna be alright...
Vamp
Split: Alright...alright...(repeat / invert)
SPECIAL
Lead: Ain't no need to worry what the night is gonna bring...it'll be all over in the morning...
In the morning...morning...it'll be all over in the morning...
Unison: In the morning...
Split: Morning...
Cry your last tear...(repeat)...it's gonna be alright...
Unison: Cry your last tear; it's gonna be alright...
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Cry Your Last Tear” offers reassurance to a person facing pain without pretending to explain every hardship. The lead lines acknowledge searching, uncertainty, and the question of why suffering occurs, while the chorus answers with confidence that life remains in God’s hands. Prayer replaces worry as the central response, and the repeated promise that things will be all right gives the song the character of communal encouragement.
Its closing image of sorrow ending in the morning closely echoes the psalmist’s contrast between nighttime weeping and morning joy. The call to place what cannot be understood into God’s hands also aligns with the biblical invitation to bring anxiety to God through prayer. Repeated choir directions, modulations, and the extended vamp intensify that assurance through collective testimony. The song’s hope is not built on a specific predicted outcome; it rests on trust that God can make a way, sustain the hurting person, and bring grief toward relief.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 30:5 The psalm contrasts weeping through the night with joy in the morning.
- Philippians 4:6-7 The passage directs anxious hearts toward prayer and God’s peace.
- 1 Peter 5:7 Believers are invited to cast their anxieties on God because he cares for them.