I’m crying artificial tears For you, I can’t deny it I’m crying artificial tears But baby you just don’t buy it It’s been this way for years Just cryin’ to keep you from leaving It’s only artificial tears For you that I am grieving
What do you want me to say That hasn’t been said Before when I cried and cared too much for you Now your time is through
I’m crying artificial tears Cause nothing is ever lost Can’t dry these artificial tears Each time my heart pays the cost
Oh baby how did it get here And where did it come from? Is it from the sins I have or the sins I haven’t done? And still when we speak This wall is still standing Is it for the love we had or the love that’s come undone?
And I cry artificial tears Not sad nor feeling the strain I’m crying artificial tears In spite of all things that remain Can’t taste the pain again for years I try and I fail and I end And so these artificial tears Become the last link to you, friend