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Tears of Joy Lyrics by Cherrelle

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1991

Ooh-ooh...
Ooh-ooh, yeah
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Ooh-ooh...
[Verse 1:]
I never knew about lonely
Till the day when you said goodbye
I knew you were the only man in my life
You made everything right
I held back my emotions
Never knew that
I was living a lie
So when you came back to me
You have made me see
So don't be surprised
If you see me crying
[Chorus:]
Tears of joy
Roll down like rain
Set my emotions free (free, free)
Tears of joy
Wash away my pain (hey, hey)
Since you came back to me
Ooh, yeah
[Verse 2:]
Now you're here beside me
Never gonna let you go away
Without you here to guide me
I was wasting my time
Going out of my mind
Glued my heart back together
Can you feel the emptiness inside?
So when you promised to me
That you never leave
It's no wonder why
Through seeing my eyes
[Chorus:]
Tears of joy
Roll down like rain
Set my emotions free
(Set me free, set me free)
Tears of joy
Wash away my pain
(Yeah, yeah)
Since you came back to me
Yeah, ooh, yeah
[Saxophone Solo]
[Chorus:]
Tears of joy
Roll down like rain
Set my emotions free
(I'm free, yes, I'm free)
Tears of joy
Wash away my pain
(Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Since you came back to me
Tears of joy
Roll down like rain
(Tears of joy)
Set my emotions free
(Wash away my pain now, baby, ooh)
Tears of joy
Wash away my pain
Since you came back to me, yeah
Tears of joy
Roll down like rain
(Tears of joy rolling down like rain)
Set my emotions free
(Set me free, set free)
Tears of joy
Wash away my pain
(Oh, yeah, wash away my pain)
Since you came back to me
(Oh, baby, baby, free, yeah)
Tears of joy
Roll down like rain
(Tears of joy rolling down like rain)
Set my emotions free
(Set them free, oh, yeah)
Tears of joy
Wash away my pain
(Oh, yeah, oh-oh)
Since you came back to me
(Since you cam back to me, baby, ooh)
Credits
Cherrelle

Cherrelle

About “Tears of Joy” by Cherrelle

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"Tears of Joy" is credited to Cherrelle. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Tears of Joy" appears on "Icon" in 1991.

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