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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
ABC
ABC
Performer
Martin Fry
Martin Fry
Vocals
Mark White
Mark White
Keyboards
David Palmer
David Palmer
Drums
Stephen Singleton
Stephen Singleton
Saxophone
Mark Lickley
Mark Lickley
Bass Guitar
Andy Gray
Andy Gray
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Martin Fry
Martin Fry
Composer
Mark White
Mark White
Composer
Stephen Singleton
Stephen Singleton
Composer
Mark Lickley
Mark Lickley
Composer
David Robinson
David Robinson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
Producer
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Additional Producer
Gary Langan
Gary Langan
Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Tears for souvenirs
Tears are not enough
Tears for shields and spears
Tears are not enough
[Verse 1]
Searching for certainty
When it's such an unstable world
Searching for something good
And I'm looking for the real McCoy
[PreChorus]
(Blueprint)
That says that boy meets girl
(Picture)
Girl meets boy
A blueprint that says that the boy meets the girl
Picture in a magazine
[Chorus]
Yes, you've shown your feelings
Yes, you've shown you're tough
Said things worth believing
Tears are not enough
Tears are not enough
Tears are not enough
[Chorus]
Yes, you've shown your feelings
Yes, you've shown you're tough
Said things worth believing
Tears are not enough
Tears are not enough
Tears are not enough
[Verse 2]
Slam that door, slap my face
But I don't love you anymore
Dry your eyes, sink or swim
You surmise you can't win
We all make great mistakes
[PreChorus]
(Blueprint)
That says that boy meets girl
(Picture)
Girl meets boy
A blueprint that says that the boy meets the girl
Picture in a magazine
[Chorus]
Yes, you've shown your feelings
Yes, you've shown you're tough
Said things worth believing
Tears are not enough
Tears are not enough
Tears are not enough
[Bridge]
Would I lie?
Should I lie?
Could I lie to you?
[Verse 3]
Excuses had their uses
But now they're all used up, all used up
Excuses had their uses
But now they're all used up, all used
[Chorus]
Yes, you've shown your feelings
Yes, you've shown you're tough
Said things worth believing
Tears are not enough
[Chorus]
Yes, you've shown your feelings
Yes, you've shown you're tough
Said things worth believing
Tears are not enough
[Outro]
Tears for souvenirs
Tears are not enough
Tears for shields and spears
Written by: David Robinson, Mark Lickley, Mark White, Martin Fry, Stephen Singleton

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