Tear by Tear

Sometimes I cry in church

And I can't even tell you why

It's a mystery

Ooh ooh

Or the sound of a guitar

That breaks me with its melancholy melody

Ooh ooh

So I keep it all inside,

Out of fear and useless pride

And I'm tired of hiding here

Behind this barricade

Tear by tear I'm letting go

Tear by tear I'm learning how to show

The real me who only cries alone

And if I have to cry and ocean

Then I'll dive in and find my way home

Tear by tear

All the colors of my past

Are lost somewhere

Inside a faded photograph

Ooh ooh

I think about the people

And the places and the moments

That I can't get back

Get back

No more keeping it inside,

Out of fear and useless pride.

'Cause I'm tired of hiding here

Behind this barricade

Tear by tear I'm letting go

Tear by tear I'm learning how to show

The real me who only cries alone.

And if I have to cry and ocean

Then I'll dive in deep and find my way home,

Tear by tear.

I'm setting myself free,

I'm finally coming clean.

Tear by tear I'm letting him go;

Tear by tear I'm learning how to show

The real me who only cries alone.

And if I have to cry and ocean

Then I'll dive in deep and find my way home

Tear by tear,

Tear by tear.