"Tears" lyrics

She was poor, but she was honest, daughter of a working man
Who'd sweated all his life, and he'd just worn out his hands
Now, he never had much money, but then, he never had much luck
Ain't it hard to make a livin' when you're digging in the dust
And he died
And the tears that we shed simply dried

And it was late on in the summer, all the leaves were golden brown
And then, she packed her bags and moved her things to town
Oh, she'd fallen for a loser who had fallen out with life
Said that he missed these young things, with both a widow and a wife
And she cried
But the tears that she shed simply dried

Now, it's a long time since I saw ya, we just seemed to drift apart
Oh, we always said we'd keep in touch, and we meant it from the heart
Now, I wonder how you're doin', but I wonder and that's all
Oh, it is strange how you can get the name, but the face you can't recall
And we cried
But the tears that we shed simply dried