[Verse 1]
Woke up this morning, I called my baby's name
Called and I called him, but his answer never came
I looked at his picture, began to feeling bad
Started a-crying a-for every year we had

[Chorus]
And I cried ten years of tears
Ten years of tears
Yeah, how could he leave me
After all those lovin' years?
Ten years I loved him and now he's gone away
Ten years of tears, I have cried this everyday

[Verse 2]
The first year was heaven, so were the other nine
Well, those ten years were golden, when he said that he was mine
I gave him my loving, and now I give him my tears
And now I cry just as hard as I loved him, I love him all those years

[Chorus]
And I cried ten years of tears
Ten years of tears
How could he leave me
After all those lovin' years?
Well, ten years I loved him and now he's gone away
Ten years of tears, I have loved him everyday
[Verse 3]
I cried out the window, I cried a-walkin' the floor
Cried such a heartache, a-when his footsteps passed my door
As each day grew into weeks, and the weeks grew into years
Each day that he's gone, I cried ten more years

[Chorus]
I cried ten years of tears
Ten years of tears
How could he leave me
After all those lovin' years?
Ten years I loved him, now he's gone away
Ten years of tears, I have loved him everyday

[Outro]
I have loved him everyday