"Tears of the Lonely" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield, and originally recorded by Don Williams on his 1978 album Expressions. The song was later recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley and released in February 1982 as the third single from his album You Don't Know Me. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References Songs about loneliness 1982 singles 1978 songs Don Williams songs Mickey Gilley songs Songs written by Wayland Holyfield Song recordings produced by Jim Ed Norman Epic Records singles