If It Wasn't For the Tears

If it wasn’t for the fences
Freedom wouldn’t be so sweet
If it wasn’t for the parting,
There’d be no pleasure when we meet
If it wasn’t for the hard times
Good times wouldn’t be so dear
And laughter wouldn’t be as sweet
If it wasn’t for the tears

If it wasn’t for good memories
I think I’d just sit down and cry
For there would be no comfort
When we have to say good-bye
If it wasn’t for the shadows
The sun would bring no cheer
We’d never know a fuller joy
If it wasn’t for the tears

If it wasn’t for the tears, I know
We really could not treasure
The days of joy and laughter
And the hours that bring us pleasure
The memories would not linger
On and on down through the years
Of sweet and precious moments
If it wasn’t for the tears

All Rights Reserved Sept. 2009
Janet Martin