Happy Tears

from Handmade by Lonesome Doves

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about

A few days before our 2nd wedding annversary my husband brought home a Ukelele as a part of the "wooden" anniversary. I instantly fell in love with this new instrument. I began to play it without knowing the chords and this is the melody that resulted. We took a family walk later that evening and as we walked I played the chords and the lyrics fell out instantly.

We are firm believers that sorrow and joy are from the same source. The deeper the sorrow, the deeper your joy can be. Happy tears is about the happiness you feel that brings upon those tears from that deep well within us. It's an expression of that beauty within of feeling overpowering love.

Recorded in our home at the time in Grapevine with our TASCAM.

lyrics

You're asking me
if I'm happy
I'm answering
with the song I sing

Oh I'm so happy
I could cry
Happy tears
for you and I

You're telling me that
You love me and
My hearts so happy that
I could sing

Oh I'm so happy
I could cry
Happy tears for you & I

I'm wondering so
happily oh
We're so lucky yeah
that this could be
Oh I'm so happy that
I could cry
happy tears
for you & I

You were asking me oh
Will you marry me oh
And I said yes
yes
yes
yes

Now I'm so happy that
I could cry
happy tears for you & I

Oh I'm so happy that
I could cry
happy tears for you all of time

Oh I'm so happy that
I could cry
Happy tears for you & I

Oh I'm so happy that
I could cry
Happy tears
for you & I

Oh I'm so happy
that I could cry
happy tears
for you and I.

credits

from Handmade, released March 22, 2014
Vocals, Ukulele- Scarlett Compton
Guitar, Bass, Tambourine- Sean Compton
Music & Lyrics- The LonesomeDoves

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