"Another Man's Tears" lyrics

She calls
My name
And I run
Towards her even though
I know
It ain't right

She wears
The ring
He gave her in the spring
As she makes love
To me
But she ain't mine

Oh, can't build a house upon the sand
Can't take her from another man

I'm just barely
Climbing this hill
A love so guilty
It's breaking my will
How can I keep my
Conscience clear?
When I been building
On another man's tears

Does he
Suspect?
His heart's
A mess and I'm to blame
The shame
It kills me

She keeps us both
And I know he gets the most
And my father
Didn't raise his boys to wreck a happy home

Can't build a house upon the sand
Oh, I can't take her from another man

I'm just barely
Climbing this hill
A love so guilty
It's breaking my will
How can I keep my
Conscience clear?
When I been building
On another man's tears

And his tears gon' wash
My house away
Foundations never hold
I won't take somebody else's love
And keep it for my own

I'm just barely
Climbing this hill
A love so guilty
It's breaking my will
How can I keep my
Conscience clear?
When I'm just building on another
Building on another
Building on another man's... man's tears