[Verse 1] She puts on her work clothes Fishnet pantyhose She’s got a nickname everybody knows At the gentlemen’s club She clocks in at midnight Even though it never feels right She makes her money one dollar at a time [Bridge 1] Without makeup nobody knows her name And she wears the pain [Chorus 1] Black tears rolling down From the eyes of an angel in a sinner’s town She reveals and they all cheer Then she cries black tears [Verse 2] Jealous of the innocent sometimes she’s convinced The boss man is still a friend she needs She’s tried everything cheap sex and cocaine Anything to hide the pain for a little while [Bridge 2] The wrong kind of famous in her momma’s eyes You can tell she knows it when she cries [Chorus 2] Black tears rolling down From the eyes of an angel in a sinner’s town White lights on the mirror Just won’t hide black tears [Verse 3] She tries and tries so hard to get away But everybody’s watching [Chorus 4] Black tears rolling down From the eyes of an angel in a sinner’s town If all the pain Would just disappear She’d quit cryin’ Yeah she’d quit cryin’ Black tears