play me a song i can cry to

i sat in with a band down in dallas

i'd been introduced as a guest

when a little white haired man approached the bandstand

said i wonder if you'd play one last request

oh please play me a song i can cry to

sad songs are music to my ears

play me a song i can cry to

play me a song that sounds like tears

i stood by as the band started playing

and i didn't even try to play along

aw my eyes had followed him back to the corner

where he sat down at a table all alone

and a smile slowly came across his tear drops

and i watched as he slowly bowed his head

just before he left this world for one much better

i remember the little lonely man had said

oh please play me a song i can cry to

sad songs are music to my ears

play me a song i can cry to

play me a song that sounds like tears

play me a song that sounds like tears