Silence Says It All Song Lyrics and Chords by Martin Delray
Silence Says It All
Recorded by Martin Delray
Written by James A. Rushing
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He closed the door to his old truck and
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slowly crossed the
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lawn
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Tonight he knows she's waitin
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g cause every light i
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She'
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s tried so hard to make him stron
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g but she's had
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Now once a week he has to face it
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with his weakness on his
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breath
But as he put the key inside the lock and
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found the door
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ajar
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He felt it sweeping
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through him that he didn't see he
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In
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side he cried her name aloud it
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echoed down the
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hall
But tonight there are times in life
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when silence says it
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all
He could
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hear those times of crying she would
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softly beg and plead
Then he
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heard his tongue a tryin' t
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o defend the fool she sees
Then he
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heard her say there'll come a day
That'l
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l break the fina
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l straw sometime
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s silence says i
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t
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Though his fear he found himself
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staring at their
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bed
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And with so many
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goodbye notes she had left her rings
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instead
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he picked them up he felt the need to
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lay right down and
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bawl
It was over and he knew it cause the
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silence said it
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all
Repeat #3
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Ohh
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sometimes
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silence says it
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all
FAQ
Who sang the the song Silence Says It All?
- The song Silence Says It All was sang by Martin Delray.
Who is Martin Delray?
- Michael Ray Martin (born September 29, 1949, in Texarkana, Arkansas) is an American country music artist, known professionally as Martin Delray. He worked as a songwriter in the 1980s, with his writing credits including "Old Fashioned Love" by The Kendalls. Delray's first single release was "Temptation" in 1985 on the Compleat label, credited to Mike Martin.He recorded two albums on the Atlantic Records label: 1991's Get Rhythm and 1992's What Kind of Man. In addition, he charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Delray's highest-charting single was a cover version of Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm," which Delray took to #27 on the country charts. Cash sang guest vocals on Delray's version and was featured in its music video.He also sang the National Anthem at WCW Fall Brawl 1994.
