Tears fell in Colrain today 3X
And the air was humid and warm
And the writing on gravestones weathered and worn
And the clearing was old, the meaning was clear
And they knew that they had to leave him here

And the leaves shimmered and shook in the breeze
And the green glowed and grew
And the sky was so brilliantly bright, so brilliantly bright blue

The stones of the graves, Some had seen better days
And the grass sparkled with dew
We heard a bright bird sing his song. He was yella and blue

And tears fell in Colrain today. And hearts they suffered too
And they knew, yes they knew oh yes they knew that they’d always miss you

And he asked his daughter to bring him back to the Eastern shore
And lay him down near his true loves side to be forever more
He used to say “wont she be surprised when the good lord calls us home”
I’ll be right by her side at heaven’s gate and she wont be alone

When will we be back and will you be here then?
We left you in the arms of your love to begin again

And tears fell in Colrain today. And hearts they suffered too
And they knew, yes they knew oh yes they knew that they’d always miss you 2X

And we dug down in the soft loamy soil
And then we laid you to rest
We hung our heads and prayed for you. And wished you all the best

Yes tears fell in Colrain today. And hearts they suffered too
They knew, yes they knew, oh yes, they knew that they’d always miss you

Yes tears fell in Colrain today, And hearts they suffered too
We knew, yes we knew, oh yes, we knew that we’d always miss you

Tears fell in Colrain today 3X