How to interpret phrase order and tense with two conditionals in one statement?


In the Japanese version of the FFX-2 song "1000 Words," there are two lyrics
styled as questions:

> **行かないでと涙こぼしたら?**

> **待てないよと肩を落としたら？**

My translations are:

行かないでと涙こぼしたら？ - What if I shed a tear if you didn't go? / What if you don't go
and I shed a tear?

待てないよと肩を落としたら？ - What if I dropped my shoulders if you can't wait? / What if
you can't wait and I dropped my shoulders?

I know the particle たら at the end of a sentence can get read as a "what if"
scenario but does と affect the order of events? Does the phrase before と come
first or after? Does 行かないで in the first question have any effect on the order?
And how do you know what tense to use for the verb attached to たら?




These two と are quotative. See: [What does にと
do?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/16000/5010)

> 行かないでと涙こぼしたら?  
>  What if I shed a tear (saying) "Don't go"?
>
> 待てないよと肩を落としたら？  
>  What if I dropped my shoulders (saying) "I can't want"?

Note that conditional-と always follows the non-past predicative form of a
verb/adjective (including ない/ぬ), e.g., 行くと, 行かないと, 青いと, 簡単だと.

