Tears

Tears have rolled down many good cheek
 So when it comes down to your turn
 Don't be afraid of admitting you're weak
 Cause these are tears that you earn
 Strangers, new neighbours, they'll both understand
 Who hasn't been there? Hold up your hand
 Strangers, neighbours, none of them planned
 Tears are the wage of this land
 When raindrop first fell to the ground
 It seemed like the brightest idea
 Even though teardrops were already around
 No one yet linked them with tear
 Raindrop you notice when stood under trees
 Pin-drop you can hear if down on your knees
 But if teardrop anyone sees
 It's time, gentlemen please
 Scars you know take longer to heal
 Whilst tears you'll not see again
 So which do we try so hard to conceal
 The ones that make fools of us men
 Bricklayer, teacher, firefighter or vet
 One thing in common, the hankies they've wet
 But hidden away in the bedroom I bet
 Tears in public, not yet
 Drums have rolled for hundreds of years
 Since we've blown one another to bits
 Generals and soldiers still holding their ears
 Cause drumbeat and teardrop don't mix
 When teardrops fall everyone in the band
 Makes out their music's slipped from the stand
 Leaving the singer, his head in his hands
 Public emotion, be damned