Broken LCD and screen, digitizer ok

I cracked the screen on my phone recently went about trying to fix it myself. I am kind of short on cash so I tried replacing the screen only and not the lcd. When I tried separating the screen from the lcd, the dark glass part remained on the broken screen and the light grey bit remained behind. I was just wondering if there was a lesse expensive way to repair the phone without having to replace the entire front assembly.