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This is a difficult song to sing. It is about failure to live up to what you hold to. But there's hope there too.

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Tears

Did I ever dream in those first bright days
When I promised you that there was One
Who could wipe away every tear from your eyes
That now I would cause those tears to flow?

Thank God I cannot wipe away your tears
Because if I possessed that power
How could I know that when you needed me
I could love you enough to forget my pride?

And now I watch you weep bitter tears
For the pain and the loneliness that I have given you
And I walk again the old roads of agony
And I look into walled gardens and I weep too

But still I know that the same Lord is the same
As He was yesterday when our love was young
And He is still able to wipe away our tears
And in His love we can again sing our song

(c) Alex J MacDonald

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from Like the river, released October 4, 2008
Alex MacDonald: vocals, guitar, and harmonica

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Alex MacDonald Edinburgh, UK

Grew up in Kildonan Strath, Sutherland, where I loved the psalms and hymns and the old folk songs my father had learned from his drover grand uncle.Went on to Cash, the Clancys and Corries, Tom Paxton and Dylan. Started playing guitar and writing songs in my teens, but only started recording this century with my rock band sons! Either solo or with my band, I've played all over Scotland. ... more

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