Big Girls Don't Cry

Lyrics:

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
To be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity

[CHORUS:]
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

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

[CHORUS:]
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 mine 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, dark outside
I need to be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity

[CHORUS:]
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

 

From the Album: The Dutchess

Fergie

'Big Girls Don't Cry' is a mid-tempo pop song by the singer Fergie. The song was the fourth single released from Fergie's debut solo album 'The Dutchess' and hit number one on September 8, 2007. It was the third number one song from the album after 'London Bridge' and 'Glamorous'.

'Big Girls Don't Cry' was written by Fergie in collaboration with Toby Gad and has also hit number one in Australia, Brazil, and Austria.

Chart History

Chart DatePosition
2007-05-0541
2007-05-1250
2007-05-1951
2007-05-2641
2007-06-0221
2007-06-098
2007-06-164
2007-06-234
2007-06-303
2007-07-073
2007-07-144
2007-07-213
2007-07-283
2007-08-042
2007-08-113
2007-08-182
2007-08-252
2007-09-012
2007-09-081
2007-09-153
2007-09-223
2007-09-294
2007-10-064
2007-10-135
2007-10-209
2007-10-279
2007-11-0312
2007-11-1012
2007-11-1712
2007-11-2416
2007-12-0117
2007-12-0820
2007-12-1528
2007-12-2232
2007-12-2936
2008-01-0539
2008-01-1221
2008-01-1920
2008-01-2626
2008-02-0230
2008-02-0931
2008-02-1636
2008-02-2335
2008-03-0138
2008-03-0841
2008-03-1545
2008-03-2241
2008-03-2945

Peak Position: #1
Number of Weeks on Chart: 48