Tears of the World

I bought this amazing 45 last week by Robert Moore, "Tears of the World", on the Blue Candle label. It's a record that has just captivated me with the incredible soulfulness of his delivery, especially the chorus where it is punctuated by the horns. Unlike the chorus, the verses are sparse, a bluesy groove, featuring piano and bass and only a touch of the horns. And I love the last line of the first verse, how he moves from being very serious, and then breaking out the rhythm he's established with a specific example. Gets me every time. Following are the words to this tune, which are still very relevant today. Highly recommended 45 here.


Tears of the world keep falling,
Oh, but one day we won't have to cry no more
no, no, no
(x2)

I've been down a crooked road, I've been down a straight road
I've been down a high road, I've been down a low road
I've had some bad times, oh how I had some good times,
Drinking and gambling, and listening to my friends tell a bunch of lies.

I said tears of the world keep falling,
Oh, but one day we won't have to cry no more
no, no, no
(x2)

I hear the news man talking, it's enough to scare you to death
People talk about the birds in the trees,
Polluted air 'bout to choke them to death
Don't it make you kinda wonder, where we're gonna go from here?
If anybody knows the answer, shout it out so the world can hear

I said tears of the world keep falling,
Oh, but one day we won't have to cry no more
no, no, no
(x2)

Things are gonna get better one day,
Oh, we won't have to cry no more....