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Japanese Tears

1980

We were all friends together, and now there is just black
There was a tap on my shoulder from a tiny yellow hand
I look down and see a very pretty little girl
(Pretty little girl)
Her eyes were black as coal, her teeth as white as pearl
Saw so many smiling faces but her face was sad
(But her face was sad)
When she spoke her lips were trembling, made me feel so bad
Know why she was crying, she knew wе could mix the air
She was therе and much in love with the music that we played
After all the waiting, after all the years
(After all the years)
She looked up at me and I saw Japanese tears
(Japanese tears)
Japanese tears are falling like the summer rain
On lotus blossom on the bamboo cane
In the old tea gardens, ‘neath the lemon trees
There’s nothing I can do to make them cease
Japanese tears, Japanese tears
After all the waiting, after all the years
Put my arm around her and keep staring at trees
Couldn’t find the words to say, I couldn’t even speak
Guess it broke the band as they were just as touched as I
(Just as touched as I)
I felt just like a father when he hears his baby daughter cry
(Baby daughter cry)
Japanese tears are falling like the summer rain
On lotus blossom on the bamboo cane
In the old tea gardens, ‘neath the lemon trees
There’s nothing I can do to make them cease
Japanese tears, Japanese tears
After all the waiting, after all the years
Japanese tears, Japanese tears
After all the waiting, after all the years
Japanese tears are falling like the summer rain
On lotus blossom on the bamboo cane
In the old tea gardens, ‘neath the lemon trees
There’s nothing I can do to make them cease
Japanese tears, Japanese tears
After all the waiting, after all the years
Japanese tears, Japanese tears
After all the waiting, after all the years
Japanese tears, Japanese tears
After all the waiting, after all the years
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Denny Laine

Denny Laine

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