Seven Tears

This is a weird song, but one I am quite fond of. I'd never heard of it until about a year ago when a colleague at work brought in a CD to play on the Bakery's hi-fi (back when they were allowed one in the dept, before Morrisons took over the company). There were several songs on that disc that I quickly grew fond of, and I wasted no time in tracking them down on mp3. There is a real sense of power to the tune that accompanies these lyrics. The song itself would seem to be about someone who is apart from the one they love.

Seven Tears by The Goombay Dance Band

Seven tears have flown into the river
Seven tears are running to the sea
If one day they reach some distant water
Then you'll know it's sent with love from me

Here I stand, head in hand
Lonely, like a stranger on the shore
I can't stand this feeling anymore
Day by day, this world’s all grey
And if dreams were eagles I would fly
But they ain't and that's the reason why

Seven tears have flown into the river
Seven tears are running to the sea
If one day they reach some distant water
Then you'll know it's sent with love from me

Oh my darling oh my pretty lady
Golden star that leads to paradise
Like a river's running to the ocean
I'll come back to you four thousand miles

Here I stand, head in hand
Lonely, like a stranger on the shore
I can't stand this feeling anymore
Day by day, this world’s all grey
And if dreams were eagles I would fly
But they ain't and that's the reason why

Seven tears have flown into the river
Seven tears are running to the sea
If one day they reach some distant waters
Then you'll know it's sent with love from me
Oh my darling oh my pretty lady
Golden star that leads to paradise
Like a river's running to the ocean
I'll come back to you four thousand miles
Seven tears have flown into the river
Seven tears are running to the sea
If one day they reach some distant waters
Then you'll know it's sent with love from me
Oh my darling oh my pretty lady
Golden star that leads to paradise
Like a river's running to the ocean
I'll come back to you four thousand miles