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Tears are words the heart can't express
Tears are words the heart can't express
What precious drops are those,
Which silently each other's track pursue,
Bright as young diamonds in their read more
What precious drops are those,
Which silently each other's track pursue,
Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?
Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.
Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
Words that weep, and tears that speak.
Words that weep, and tears that speak.
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.
Tears are words that are too deep to be spoken...
Tears are words that are too deep to be spoken...
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.