Intro.: º - This is the dinner prepared This is the dress that I made This is the child I brought up º - And this is the woman you laid This is the woman you laid This is the perfume I wore This is the hotel we stayed This is the way that I lay º - And this is the woman you laid This is the woman you laid - We promised ourselves this is no one-night stand - Let us draw all the curtains and strike up the band - And I'm thrilled by the gentlest touch of your hand - - - We pretend There's a tear, there's a tear º - - Not through confusion through fe. . .ar, through fe. . .ar This is the smile that I wore This is the song that we played This is the way that I lay º - And this is the woman you laid This is the woman you laid - Next morning our eyes filled with sleepy regret - A kiss and good-bye and a long cigarette - But the pillow I lay on is cold and it's wet - - - Can't pretend It's a tear, it's a tear º - - Not through confusion through fe. . .ar, through fe. . .ar - And knowing at least that love came so ne. . .ar - Just adds to the weight of this bell bottomed te. . .ar Instr.: º - - Roll out the red carpets and unplug the phone - Root out the photos you've already shown - 'Cos this one night you won't sleep alone - - - Just one ni. . . . . . . ight It's a tear, it's a tear º - - Not through confusion through fe. . .ar, through fe. . .ar - And knowing at least that love came so near - Just adds to the weight of this bell bottomed te. . .ar There's a tear, there's a tear º - Not through confusion through fear - Not through confusion through fear.