[Intro: Mary J. Blige]
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 1: Mary J. Blige]
There's something that I want to say
But I feel l don't know how
And still, I just can't hold it one more day
So I think I'll let it out
[Pre-Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
(Willing to say)
You're on my mind more than I may show
(Willing to say)
You're in my heart more than you may know
And the last thing that I want
Is for you to fall apart
Your future will be clearer
I want you to remember
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
In each tear (Yeah)
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
[Verse 2: Rea Garvey]
We can't change the things
That we've done, no, that's in the past
But fighting won't get us anywhere
If you want, well, here's my hand
[Pre-Chorus: Mary J. Blige, Both]
(Willing to say)
Every night there's one thing I do
(Willing to say)
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: Mary J. Blige, Both]
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: Mary J. Blige, Rea Garvey, Both]
You're much more than a struggle that you go through (Yes, I am)
You're not defined by your pain, so let it go (Yes, I ain't)
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: Mary J. Blige, Rea Garvey, Both]
In each tear (Yeah)
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
'Cause no mistake, no heartbreak
Can take away what you're meant to be
In each tear (Each tear, tear; Yeah)
There's a lesson (There's a lesson)
Makes you wiser than before (Wiser)
Makes you stronger than you know (Know)
And each tear (Makes you so much stronger)
Brings you closer to your dreams
Oh, no mistake, no heartbreak
Can take away what you're meant to be
[Outro: Mary J. Blige, Both]
No, no, we can't be held down (No-no, no-no)
I, I, I can't held down
You, you, you can't be held down
We, we, we can't be held down, love
It makes you so much stronger
It makes you so much wiser
(In each tear) Each tear
And you're so close to your dreams
And, no mistake, no heartbreak
Can take away what you're meant to be
