Tear by Tear
Lynn Anderson Lyrics


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Kiss by kiss I fell in love with you beat by beat you stole my heart away
Then lie by lie you broke that heart in two tear by tear I'm crying my life away
Dream by dream my future tumble down hurt by hurt I weaken every day
Night after night you don't come around tear by tear I'm crying my life away

Memory by memory I've tried to drive you from my mind
But each tick of the clock says I'm wasting my time
One by one my hopes have disappeared hour by lonely hour I know you come to stay
But wish by wish I keep wanting you here cause tear by tear I'm crying my life away




Tear by tear I'm crying my life away

Overall Meaning

The lyrics convey a story of a woman who fell in love with someone who eventually shattered her heart and left her to pick up the pieces. The first stanza depicts how the woman fell in love with her partner kiss by kiss but eventually, the partner betrayed her, leaving her to cry tear by tear. The second and third stanzas describe the aftermath of the breakup, with the woman trying to forget her partner and move on with her life. She tries to forget her partner memory by memory, but the memories seem to linger. She hopes that each passing hour will bring relief and she'll be able to move on, but nothing seems to work. Towards the end, she admits that despite everything, she still wants her partner back in her life, yet, tear by tear, she's crying her life away.


Line by Line Meaning

Kiss by kiss I fell in love with you beat by beat you stole my heart away
I gradually fell in love with you and you captured my heart rhythmically with each beat of my heart.


Then lie by lie you broke that heart in two tear by tear I'm crying my life away
You destroyed my heart with each lie you told, and now I'm shedding tears constantly because of the pain you caused me.


Dream by dream my future tumble down hurt by hurt I weaken every day
As my dreams came crashing down one by one, each hurt caused me to become weaker and weaker with every passing day.


Night after night you don't come around tear by tear I'm crying my life away
Each night that you're not here, I'm crying tears that add up over time and make me feel like I'm slowly wasting away.


Memory by memory I've tried to drive you from my mind
I've attempted to erase my memories of you, one by one, in order to forget you and move on.


But each tick of the clock says I'm wasting my time
The passing of time reminds me that my efforts to forget you are in vain, as I still can't help but think of you.


One by one my hopes have disappeared hour by lonely hour I know you come to stay
As time passes, my hopes for us have slowly vanished, and I become increasingly aware that you're not going to leave me alone.


But wish by wish I keep wanting you here cause tear by tear I'm crying my life away
Despite everything, I still find myself wishing that you were here with me, even though it's causing me to cry tears that add up over time and make me feel like I'm slowly wasting away.


Tear by tear I'm crying my life away
I'm crying frequently and my tears are accumulating, making me feel like I'm wasting my life away.




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Written by: LANE

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Recorded  July 1966 RCA Victor Studio, , 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Lynn Anderson (Producer: Slim Williamson)

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