Mary J. Blige — Each Tear

[Verse 1] There's something that I want to say But I feel like don't know how Still I just can't hold it one more day So I'll think I let it out [Pre-Chorus] You're on my mind more than I may show You're in my heart more than you may know And the last thing that I want Is to you to fall apart Your future will be clearer I want you to remember [Chorus] In each tear There's a lesson (There's a lesson) Makes you wiser than before (Wiser) Makes you stronger than you know (Stronger) And each tear (Each tear) Brings you closer to your dreams No mistake, no heartbreak Can take away what you're meant to be [Verse 2] We can't change the things That we done that's in the past But fighting won't get us anywhere So if you want to, here's my hand [Pre-Chorus] Every night there's one thing I do I bow my head and I pray for you (Pray for you) And the last thing that I want Is for you to fall apart Your future will be clearer I want you to remember [Chorus] In each tear There's a lesson (There's a lesson) Makes you wiser than before (Wiser) Makes you stronger than you know (Stronger) And each tear (Oh, each tear) Brings you closer to your dreams No mistake, no heartbreak Can take away what you're meant to be [Bridge] You're much more than a struggle that you go through You're not defined by your pain so let it go You're not a victim You're more like a winner And you're not in defeat You're more like a queen, oh [Chorus] In each tear There's a lesson Makes you wiser than before Makes you stronger than you know (Stronger than you know) And each tear (Each tear) Brings you closer to your dreams No mistake, no heartbreak Can take away what you're meant to be In each tear (Each tear) There's a lesson (There's a lesson) Makes you wiser than before (Wiser) Makes you stronger than you know And each tear (Makes you so much stronger) Brings you closer to your dreams No mistake, no heartbreak Can take away what you're meant to be [Outro] No no we can't be held down No no no no oh, I I I can't held down You you you can't be held down We we we can't be held down It makes you so much stronger It makes you so much wiser In each tear And You're so close to your dreams And no mistake, no heartbreak Can take away you're meant to be