Too Many Tears

Instrumental version

Vocal Version

TOO MANY TEARS        © 2019 Myron Schreck 

The honky-tonk is loud. 
You’ve got a rowdy crowd 
You love the way your fans 
adore your voice 
While I’m at home instead 
With our children asleep in bed 
For me, I guess, 
I really have no choice
 
You’re a country music star 
You’re famous near and far
Fifty weeks a year, you’re on the road
Drinks and drugs abound. 
Temptations all around. 
And all those guys 
who want to take you home 
Now I’ve got …
Too many sorrows and too many fears.   
I’ve had …
Too many heartaches and too many tears.  
I’ve gone …
Too many nights alone … 
a’waiting for your call. 
I’ve had … Too many tears ... 
To ever cry them all
 
I know you love to sing. 
And you love … to travel for a living
And all the ... best gigs … 
Are always ... Far from where we live 
But when you’re gone … 
I think of all the hazards of the road
Those late night small plane flights 
Those long and winding highway drives 
That’s why I’ve …
Too many sorrows and too many fears.  
I’ve had …
Too many heartaches and too many tears. 
I’ve gone …
Too many nights alone … 
a’waiting for your call. 
I’ve had … Too many tears ... 
To ever cry them all
 
I know you talk about our children … 
Every night you’re on the stage
And you sing of how you love them … 
And the many games you play
But all those stories that you tell … 
Are just … deceiving yourself
If you really loved them … 
You’d be at home … to put them to bed. 
That’s why I’ve …
Too many sorrows and too many fears.   
I’ve had …
Too many heartaches and too many tears. 
I’ve gone …
Too many nights alone … 
a’waiting for your call. 
I’ve had … Too many tears ... 
To ever cry them all
 
We’re coming to the end … 
it’s useless to pretend 
It’s time we realized we can’t go on 
You’ll still have the road … 
While I raise our kids alone
The life you chose ... 
Has finally broke our home.   
For I’ve had… 
Too many fights over too many years.  
I’ve had …
Too many cries over too many beers.   
I’ve told ...
Too many lies ...
to our children and our friends 
I’ve had … Too many tears … 
To ever cry again