Cry Wolf
 

Written by J. Johnstone

You couldn't wait for answers You just had to try those wings And all your happy-ever-afters They didn't mean a thing So I'm not gonna try at all To keep you from the flame Just remember not to call my name When you cry wolf Once too often You cry wolf No, I won't come knockin' You cry wolf I won't hear you anymore If you start to stumble If you start to crack If you're feeling humble Don't look back When you cry wolf Once too often You cry wolf No, I won't come knockin' You cry wolf I won't hear you anymore You can try but you can't get me Into the fire 'Cause I'm all out of sympathy And, baby, I can't walk this wire Find yourself somebody new To catch you when you fall 'Cause I got just one thing to say to you And, baby, that's all... When you cry wolf Once too often You cry wolf No, I won't come knockin' You cry wolf I won't hear you... You cry wolf Well, once too often You cry wolf No, I won't come knockin' You cry wolf I won't see you... So you cry wolf Once too often Cry wolf Oh, no, I won't come knockin' If you cry wolf I won't see you... 'Cause you cried wolf...

 


WEBMISTRESS speculates:

Stevie didn't write this song, but I think part of the reason she chose it for her album was that its theme - that of letting someone go "try those wings" but not being surprised if they fly right into a fire and to their own destruction - echoes the warning to Lindsey in Whole Lotta Trouble. She was pretty angry when he left, and this might have helped her get a little of that bitterness out as she tells him she won't "come knockin'" once he finds that he "can't get away" from her memory.

 

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