Tears of Rage

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We carried you in our arms On Independence Day And now you'd throw us all aside And put us on our way [Verse 2] Oh, what daughter beneath the sun Would treat a father so To wait upon him hand and foot And always answer "No"? [Chorus] Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I be the one to be the thief? Come to me now, you know We're so low, and life is brief [Verse 3] We pointed out the way to go When we scratched your name in sand Though you thought it was nothing more Than a place for you to stand [Verse 4] Now, I want you to know that while we watched You discovered there was no one true But I remember that I thought It was a childish thing to do [Chorus] Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I be the one to be the thief? Come to me now, you know We're so low, and life is brief [Instrumental Break] [Verse 5] It was all very painless When you went out to receive All that false instruction Which we never could believe [Verse 6] And now the heart is filled with gold As if it was a purse But, oh, what kind of love is this Which goes from bad to worse? [Chorus] Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I be the one to be the thief? Oh, come to me now, you know We're so low, and life is brief