[Chorus: Marvin Gaye, Background Singers]
I got tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Honey, honey, tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Baby, baby, tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Woo, oh yeah

[Verse 1: Tammi Terrell]
I'll cry 'cause I hear
Your footsteps leaving from my door
And through my tears
I can see you heading for her door

[Pre-Chorus: Tammi Terrell, Background Singers]
I gave you the best of my years
(Of my years)
Sharing your laughter, drying your tears
(Drying your tears)
Baby, this is all I've got
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
And all I've got

[Chorus: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell with background singers]
Tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Honey, tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Baby, baby, tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Woo, oh yeah
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
[Verse 2: Marvin Gaye]
Oh, when I kissed you goodbye
And headed straight for the door, darling
My heart was broken
'Cause I wouldn't see you anymore, baby

[Pre-Chorus: Marvin Gaye, Background Singers]
I gave you a love so true
(Something warm)
I expected the same from you
(Ends with a storm)
Now baby, woo, this is all I got
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Woo

[Chorus: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell with background singers]
I got tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Honey, honey, tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Baby, baby, tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Woo, oh yeah
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

[Verse 3: Tammi Terrell]
You kissed me goodbye
And you're heading straight to her door now
My heart is broken
'Cause I won't see you anymore now
[Pre-Chorus: Marvin Gaye, Background Singers]
I gave you a love so true
(Love so true)
I expected the same from you
(Much from you)
Now baby, woo, this is all I got
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

[Chorus: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Background Singers]
I got tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Baby, baby, tears
Nothing but tears now, baby
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Oh, so many tears (So many tears)
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Oh (Oh baby, yeah), oh baby
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

[Outro: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Background Singers]
(So many tears) I got tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
(They just keep on falling) My, my, my tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
(I can't stop crying)
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Ooh baby, can't stop it, yeah
Nothing but tears (Tears, tears)
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
Oh baby (Falling from eyes)
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
(I can't stop this crying) Baby, tears
(Tears at the end of a love affair)
(Ooh baby, ooh-wee, yeah)
Falling from my eyes, baby, ooh, tears
(Tears—)