She wakes up in the mornin' weak from an intimate dream A faithful alarm clock starts off her daily routine With last night's fantasy still dancin' round in her head She straightens the pillow on the unwrinkled side of the bed She stands at the mirror and casually straightens her dress She don't feel like workin', but she'll go and she'll do her best She puts on the jewelry a workin' girl's salary will buy But her only diamonds are the drops of despair in her eyes When a woman cries, teardrops make her strong When a woman cries, she is weak, but not for long Life's disappointments become drops of pain To nourish the courage to try love again She finds the strength to survive when a woman cries She drives home from work, walks into an empty, cold house Rememberin' times that she tried love that did not work out But she believes somewhere, some man wants the same thing she does A life spent together sharing an undying love When a woman cries, teardrops make her strong When a woman cries, she's weak, but not for long Life's disappointments become drops of pain To nourish the courage to try love again She finds the strength to survive when a woman cries When a woman cries, teardrops make her strong