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Grown Men Don't Cry
"Grown Men Don't Cry" is a song written by Tom Douglas and Steve Seskin and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in April 2001 as the first single from McGraw's 2001 album "Set This Circus Down". The song reached number one on the US "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and peaked at number 25 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
Background and writing.
Co-writer
vignette was more Steve's life than it was mine ... about putting the rose on the grave and talking to the wind. And then the third verse was kind of a combination of both of our lives, but being tied together by singing, 'I don't know why / They say grown men don't cry.'" 
Critical reception.
Kevin John Coyne of "Country Universe" gave the song an A grade, and he praised the "combination of the vivid imagery and McGraw’s plaintive vocal performance