Big Girls Don't Cry Lyrics
Fergie
Lyrics
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The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection, baby
be with myself and center clarity, peace, serenity
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
The path that I'm walking I must go alone
I must take the baby steps 'til I'm full grown, full grown
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they?
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and uno cards
I'll be your best friend and you'll be my Valentine
Yes, you can hold my hand if you want to
'Cause I want to hold yours too
We'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
But it's time for me to go home
It's getting late and dark outside
I need to be with myself and center clarity, peace, serenity
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
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Song & Lyrics Facts
Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" is a pop-R&B song released in 2006 from her debut solo album The Dutchess. It was written by Fergie, Toby Gad and John Legend and produced by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, who also provides background vocals.
Released as the fourth single from the album, it became one of Fergie’s most successful singles, topping the charts in multiple countries including Australia, Germany, Italy and the UK. Its lyrics describe how a woman can be strong even when she feels broken inside. The music video features Fergie singing while walking through an empty hotel hallway and other locations. “Big Girls Don’t Cry” peaked at number one on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2007 and won two awards at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Artist and Best Pop Video.