Indulge me while I philosophize
And try to find the meaning of the tears in your eyes
You're inconsolable or so it appears
Unless I can decipher the mathematics of tears

Oh you're sad and so forlorn
Cry my dear, cry til' dawn

Sleep my love, sleep my dear
It's time to close your eyes
The time is drawing near
Sleep my love, sleep my dear
It's time to say goodnight
The night is drawing near
Sleep my love

You are melancholy and long for sleep
But for now your bed is just a place to weep
Though eventually you'll rest and as the dawn appears
I finally understand the mathematics of tears

Oh you're sad and so forlorn
Cry my dear, cry til' dawn

Sleep my love, sleep my dear
It's time to close your eyes
The time is drawing near
Sleep my love, sleep my dear
It's time to say goodnight
The night is drawing near
Sleep my love