Two Tear Drops

The purpose of my post is not to depress my readers, but I heard this song on the way to work this morning and wanted to share the lyrics.  This has never been a favorite of mine, but I was sitting in line waiting on my breakfast and really listened to the words this morning.  It makes so much sense in a lot of areas in my family's life right now.  The more I think about it, I know He wanted to get my attention and really think about some things.  If you think about it, adoption is a lot like these two tear drops.  One for a mother loved her baby and chose to give the child a life that she could not provide, and the adoptive family who received a true blessing.  Tears of sorrow and tears of happiness.  Yesterday was a rough day, but "I guess the good Lord giveth and the good Lord taketh away."  A broken heart never goes away, but He has a way of helping you deal with it and always knows best.

(Bill Anderson/Steve Wariner)


Two teardrops were floatin' down the river

One teardrop said to the other

I'm from the soft blue eyes of a woman in love

I'm a tear of joy she couldn't carry

She was so happy she just got married

I was on her cheek when she wiped me away with her glove

I could tell from the look on her face she didn't need me

So I drifted on down and caught me a ride to the sea

The other tear said we've got a connection

I'm a tear of sorrow born of rejection

I'm from the sad brown eyes of her old flame

She told him they would be lifelong companions

Left him with questions and not any answers

I was on his cheek as he stood there calling her name

I could tell he had a lot of my friends for company

So I drifted on down and caught me a ride to the sea

Oh the ocean's a little bit bigger tonight

Two more teardrops somebody cried

One of them happy and one of them bluer than blue

The tide goes out and the tide comes in

And someday they'll be teardrops again

Released in a moment of pleasure or a moment of pain

Then they drift on down and ride to the sea again

Last night I sat in the waiting room

The nurse walked in and gave me the news

It's a baby girl and they're both fine

An old man sittin' not 10 feet away

Just lost his wife and he said to me

You've got a brand new angel and I've lost mine

I guess the good Lord giveth and the good Lord taketh away

And we both wiped a teardrop from our face

Oh the ocean's a little bit bigger tonight

Two more teardrops somebody cried

One of them happy and one of them bluer than blue

The tide goes out and the tide comes in

A whole new circle of life begins

Where tears are a part of the pleasure and part of the pain

'Til they drift on down and ride to the sea again
Two teardrops floatin' down the river

Two teardrops floatin' down the river