a little bit of soap will wash away your lipstick on my face a little bit of soap will never never never ever erase a pain in my heart in my eyes as i go through the lonely years a little bit of soap will never wash away my tears a little bit of soap will take away your powder from my chin a little bit of soap will never never never ever begin to take away the hurt that i feel as i go through the lonely years a little bit of soap will never wash away my tears have you heard when love begins to die and he isn t one to cry night and day like a bird you left the robin s nest and you re just like all the rest you flew away ooh a little bit of soap will take away your perfume eventually a little bit of soap will never wash away the memory of your name in the night that i call through the lonely years a little bit of soap will never wash away my tears no i ll never lose the memory of your name in the night that i call through the lonely years a little bit of soap will never wash away my tears a little bit of soap will never wash away my tears mmmm it s never never never never gonna wash away my tears mmmm never wash away my tears