A year has gone
A new one has come
I thought it would be magical
I hoped it would be fun
I tried to make my day
Come with a brand new start
A year of joy and wonder
With answers that came from my heart
But as the hour crept along
The joy was swept away
And although my heart beat steadily
I cried with sorrow that day
I thought I knwe why those tears had come
But my reasoning didn't last
For now as I reflect upon that night
What I cried were Tears of the Past
Pains and aches from long ago
I am crushed on every side
All the times I've been lied to
And when I, myself, have lied
The torment that has filled my mind
Things I long to forget
They leave me in a tattered state
And fill me with regret
As these tears flow freely
Down my whimpering face
The images grow vivid
To the exact time and the place
Maybe I cry for more reasons than one
And soon I hope to find
That once I cry out all my tears
I'll move on, ne'er to look behind
These are tears from many years ago
That I was never able to shed
I release them all now, one by one
For who wants to keep sorrows when they are dead?
This baggage has been too much to bear
I've held it in for so long
And throughout these darkened days
I have penned many a song
Some things in my past I shall never forget
And some are not meant to be
For without the trials and aches and pain
I couldn't really be me
But there are some things I need to let go
And move on without looking back
And I know that after I've cried out every tear
Now I am on the right track
There are tears to hold in, and tears to shed
Droplets that form so fast
But crying isn't always that bad of a thing
When relieving those Tears of the Past
