Lyrics

River of Tears

VS. 1
It's been so many years since she first took my name
We've had laughter in the sunshine and laughter in the rain
And I swear that there's no other man who could ever love her more
But lately she's had sorrow like she's never had before

CHORUS 1
She cries, when her memory isn't there
She cries, when silver creeps into her hair
She cries, when another skirt's too tight
Sometimes I wake to find her cryin' in the night
And she tells me, she sees it all too clear
She's afraid she's losin' all her pretty years
But how can a man understand that overwhelming fear
That turns a beautiful woman to a river of tears?

VS. 2
So I tell her as I kiss the tears away
How the lines just remind me of how laughter lights her face
I tell her she glows with a beauty that's inside
It bubbles up on every word and sparkles in her eyes

BRIDGE:
And I take her to the mirror and we look into the glass
And I cuddle close behind her and tease her for a laugh
And she brightens our reflection as she begins to see
The beauty pourin' on out of her when she's smilin' back at me

CHORUS 2
Now she smiles, when her memory isn't there
She laughs at that silver creepin' through her hair
She turns about and throws it out when that old skirt's too tight
We're laughin' and we're lovin' ALL through the night
And she tells me, she's finally come to know
For the beauty years to come, the pretty years must go
And I'm filled with pride to see my bride wrestle down that fear
That turns a beautiful woman to a river of tears