I am looking for a poem or song, possibly by Bob Dylan, with lines
such as ..."I've got these tears....."       and  ...." Tears from a
long time ago..."

Hello.

I believe that you're thinking of "Thirty Years of Tears" by John
Hiatt.

The chorus of that song is:
"These are tears from a long time ago
I got these tears... from a long time ago"

The complete lyrics are listed on the johnhiattarchives.com:
http://www.thejohnhiattarchives.com/lyrics/thirty_years_of_tears.html

The song is Track #8 on Hiatt's CD "Stolen Moments." Samplie audio
clips available at Towerrecords.com:
http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1031560

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search strategy:
"got these tears" "tears from a long time"

I hope this is the right song. If not, please let me know via the
"request clarification" feature and I will resume my search if
necessary. Thanks.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 02 Nov 2003 00:45 PST

Sorry for that typo:
"Sample audio clips..."