Vonda Shepard

Tears Away

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Go ahead and cry now
Just give in to the madness
The only way to feel your joy
Is to first feel the sadness

Go ahead and sail now
Just give in to the ocean
The only way to tame your fear
Is to feel her rocky motion

You're a long way from somewhere you call home
There's a place in your heart, you're not alone

All of the happiness you seek
All of the joy for which you pray
Is closer than you think
It's just tears away

Go ahead and listen
Just give into the voices
You think you're backed into a corner
But you've got so mahy choices
You can't save all the hungry
The lonely or the dying
Sometimes we wanna give up
But fools like us keep trying

You're a long way from some place you feel safe
Peace of mine comes from just one place

All of the happiness you seek
All of the joy for which you pray
Is closer than you think
Is just tears away

Whatever it is that'll make you feel good
You can have if you want, if you knew that you could
You can have it all baby

You're a long way from somewhere you call home
There's a place in your heart you're not alone

All of the happiness you seek
All of the joy for which you pray
Is closer than you think
It's just tears away

Submitted by

nelly On May 07, 2002

Searchin' My Soul

Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow

Chances Are

I Know Him By Heart

Don't Cry Ilene

Go ahead and cry now 
Just give in to the madness 
The only way to feel your joy 
Is to first feel the sadness

Go ahead and sail now 
Just give in to the ocean 
The only way to tame your fear 
Is to feel her rocky motion

You're a long way from somewhere you call home 
There's a place in your heart, you're not alone

All of the happiness you seek 
All of the joy for which you pray 
Is closer than you think 
It's just tears away

Go ahead and listen 
Just give into the voices 
You think you're backed into a corner 
But you've got so mahy choices 
You can't save all the hungry 
The lonely or the dying 
Sometimes we wanna give up 
But fools like us keep trying

You're a long way from some place you feel safe 
Peace of mine comes from just one place

All of the happiness you seek 
All of the joy for which you pray 
Is closer than you think 
Is just tears away

Whatever it is that'll make you feel good 
You can have if you want, if you knew that you could 
You can have it all baby

You're a long way from somewhere you call home 
There's a place in your heart you're not alone

All of the happiness you seek 
All of the joy for which you pray 
Is closer than you think 
It's just tears away

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2002-05-07 14:36:44

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by rockenpnay

24y ago

Vonda Shepard has an incredible voice. This is one of my most favorite songs. It had a bit of a deeper meaning for me. I was in love with my best friend, and before I told him, I always thought these words would express how I felt. He could look for love in other places, and they wouldn't last, but if he looked at me the way I looked at him we could have had something real because I loved him more than any of the girls he went out with. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way, which is something I'm very sad about because I truly did love him =P

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