Tears have rolled down many good cheek   So when it comes down to your turn   Don't be afraid of admitting you're weak   Cause these are tears that you earn      Strangers, new neighbours, they'll both understand   Who hasn't been there? Hold up your hand   Strangers, neighbours, none of them planned   Tears are the wage of this land      When raindrop first fell to the ground   It seemed like the brightest idea   Even though teardrops were already around   No one yet linked them with tear      Raindrop you notice when stood under trees   Pin-drop you can hear if down on your knees   But if teardrop anyone sees   It's time, gentlemen please      Scars you know take longer to heal   Whilst tears you'll not see again   So which do we try so hard to conceal   The ones that make fools of us men   Bricklayer, teacher, firefighter or vet   One thing in common, the hankies they've wet   But hidden away in the bedroom I bet   Tears in public, not yet   Drums have rolled for hundreds of years   Since we've blown one another to bits   Generals and soldiers still holding their ears   Cause drumbeat and teardrop don't mix      When teardrops fall everyone in the band   Makes out their music's slipped from the stand   Leaving the singer, his head in his hands   Public emotion, be damned