| Two teardrops were floatin' down the river |
| One teardrop said to the other |
| I’m from the soft blue eyes of a woman in love |
| I’m a tear of joy she couldn’t carry |
| She was so happy she just got married |
| I was on her cheek when she wiped me away with her glove |
| I could tell from the look on her face she didn’t need me |
| So I drifted on down and caught me a ride to the sea |
| The other tear said we’ve got a connection |
| I’m a tear of sorrow born of rejection |
| I’m from the sad brown eyes of her old flame |
| She told him they would be lifelong companions |
| Left him with questions and not any answers |
| I was on his cheek as he stood there calling her name |
| I could tell he had a lot of my friends for company |
| So I drifted on down and caught me a ride to the sea |
| Oh the ocean’s a little bit bigger tonight |
| Two more teardrops somebody cried |
| One of them happy and one of them bluer than blue |
| The tide goes out and the tide comes in |
| And someday they’ll be teardrops again |
| Released in a moment of pleasure or a moment of pain |
| Then they drift on down and ride to the sea again |
| Last night I sat in the waiting room |
| The nurse walked in and gave me the news |
| It’s a baby girl and they’re both fine |
| An old man sittin' not 10 feet away |
| Just lost his wife and he said to me |
| You’ve got a brand new angel and I’ve lost mine |
| I guess the good Lord giveth and the good Lord taketh away |
| And we both wiped a teardrop from our face |
| Oh the ocean’s a little bit bigger tonight |