The last time I cried, I was sitting home
And it was deep in the night
Staring at the shadows and the flickering lights
Giving all that I had, to take them away
Giving all that I had, to make them pay

The last time I cried, I could see the people long ago in the rain
Waiting as the soldiers put them all on a train
And the hands on the bars, the eyes full of tears
And the word is the same for a thousand years

Eli Eli Lama, oh Lord, You have forsaken me
Eli Eli Lama, oh Lord, You have forsaken me

The last time I cried, I could not believe it when I held on a face
Staring at a soldier with his gun in the rain
It was the face of a child, my child here asleep
And the soldier who smiled, the man was me

Eli Eli Lama, oh Lord, You have forsaken me
Eli Eli Lama, oh why have You forsaken me?

Eli Eli Lama, oh Lord, You have forsaken me

The last time I cried, the last time I cried
The last time I cried, the last time I cried
The last time I cried, the last time I cried
The last time I cried, the last time I cried
The last time