Daniel Johnston

Syrup of Tears

Daniel Johnston


Tears fall left and right     
No hope in sight  
Why can't we syrup      
For sorrow pancakes so flat   
Keep it light forever   
Not realizing my own fate     
It's great - the weight upon me now 

Nothing for me nowhere  
But the emptiness I feel      
Depression has got me down    
Drilling for the kill   

It's too late to suffer through     
God, I'll make you a deal:    
Just let me smile a while - for real.     

And when the evening comes    
I'll be on the run      
You were the only one   
That sure was fun 

To me it's never been any better    
And no kind of love has been any greater  
Than you, for me, I can tell  

You shone like a sacred goddess in love   
Like a psycho hot as the sun  
Until we meet again, I won't give up      

It's such a wonder for us - our inner quest     

And so it starts  
The alligator when you appeared     
From never forever      
And you smiled on my poor suffering soul  
Blessed child, you are my treasure  
Can't you see, it's all an illusion 
I love you more than myself   

I love you more than myself   
I love you more than myself   
I love you more than myself   
I love you more than myself   

And I wish to see you again   
And I wish to see you again   
And I wish to see you again   
And I wish to see you again   
And I wish to see you again