"Tear Stains" Written by Kimberly Ann Goins

"Tear Stains"

Written by Kimberly Ann Goins

Verse 1
Tear stains fade away
But the fact that you caused them
Never changes

All I can recall is what you said
And that hatred you displayed
And I'm unable to forget that
Dreadful day

I may be smiling today
But on that day,
That yesterday
I was unable to see who I am
So your words, although
Completely lies
Hurt something deep inside

Chorus
There are no longer
Any tears falling down my face
There are no longer
Any tears falling down my face
Any tears in my eyes
Have all faded away
But the pain that you caused
But the pain that you caused
Oh no, love, that could never fade

Verse 2
Tear stains may still be apparent
To me
But you will never see them
Cause I wiped my eyes
Any time I was in your presence

Cause I refused to let you know
That you could make someone
Who's so strong
Feel so weak
And like less than anything

And although I once was crying
I'm no longer hiding my face
You can't see those tears you caused
Cause they don't exist today
It's my sad past
But it's not a part of my today

Chorus
There are no longer
Any tears falling down my face
There are no longer
Any tears falling down my face
Any tears in my eyes
Have all faded away
And the pain that you caused
And the pain that you caused
Although it's not forgotten
I can honestly say that it's
Begun to fade

Verse 3
Tear stains fade away
But the fact that they
Were there
Cannot be disputed

I can't ignore them
Cause I used to cry
Every single time you hurt me
And then every time
You apologized
You made me cry again
As you did the same thing
Over and over and over again

So although my tear stains
Have faded
I'll never forget what
You've done to me

End with chorus
There are no longer
Any tears falling down my face
There are no longer
Any tears falling down my face
Any tears in my eyes
Have all faded away
And the pain that you caused
Oh no, love, that could never fade.