DON'T LET MY TEARDROPS BOTHER YOU
(Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Edward Holland Jr. / Richard Wylie)

Dionne Warwick - 1973
The Supremes - 1976


If I should shed a tear
It's just the love I'm showing, believe in me
If I should shed my pride
It's just to show how much I love you so
And where you go my love will be there with you
No matter where you are or if you find someone new
Long ago I willed my life to you
And I can't change my heart (Can't change my heart)
Even though (Even though) we'll be apart (We'll be apart)

Don't let my teardrops bother you
The reason I'm crying, I can't believe we're through
Don't let my teardrops bother you
If you must leave me, do what you gotta do

If I should beg and plead
It's just because of love and the need I have for you
If I should start crying one more time
It's just because I'm praying you'll change your mind
And maybe find there's something you're leaving behind
Maybe you'll see where you belong
But if someone has managed to erase me
And she's what you want (If she's what you want)
She's what you want (What you want) to replace me (To replace me)

Don't let my teardrops bother you
The reason I'm crying, I can't believe we're through
Don't let my teardrops bother you
You must leave me, do what you gotta do

Don't let my teardrops bother you


(Transcribed by Monique Adriaansen & Mel Priddle - October 2005)