"Hold Back My Tears" lyrics

I'm trying to hold back my tears
And not, not be so blue, alright
My heart is crying for you
Crying for you, yes, it is

But I just keep on, I keep on hoping
Hoping and praying
That you, oh, yeah, will return
But the tears, will the tears, oh
Keep falling, keep falling, keep failing, yeah
Oh, woah, woah, woah, uh-huh
Keep falling, yeah, yeah, uh-huh

Oh, I'm trying to hold back my tears (Yes, I am)
And keep on trying to smile
My heart gets a little lonely, baby (Yes, it do)
Yeah, yeah, every once, every little in a while (Yes, it do)

But I just keep on, I keep on hoping
Hoping and praying
That you, ooh, ooh, will return, baby
But the tears, but the tears, oww, oww
Keep falling, keep falling, keep failing, yeah
Oh, oww, oww, uh, huh, ha
Huh? Keep falling down

Now, would listen right now
He stay, he stay, and, uh, yeah-yeah
I look, I look in the mailbox for a letter
Oh, and, baby, just one little, one little phone call
All you got to do is call me once or twice, yeah, now
Or right now
Oh, uh, but the postman, oh, uh
Oh, but the just keeps right on loud, he just keep right on stepping now (Stepping)
He just keeps right on walking by me (Walking)
Yeah, you do now, ain't ya? (Walking)
And as far as your phone call, oh, baby
And as far as your phone call, it never, never came through

Oww, oww
Oww, I'm trying to hold back my tears
I'm always, always be true to you, Dad (Always be true)
Oh, uh, but without, but without, but without
But without your sweet love, yeah, honey (Without your sweet love)
There's not one little, one little thing that I can't do, yeah, know it ain't

But I just keep on, I keep on, I keep on
Hoping, oh (Hoping), and praying
That you, Lord, You will return, baby (Will return)
But the tears, but the tears
Will the tears, oh (Hold my—)
Keep falling, keep falling, keep failing, yeah
Oh, oww, oww, woah, uh, huh (Hold my tear)
Yeah, keep falling down
Keep falling, keep falling, keep falling down, ha