Just How A Heart Breaks

Album: The Healing (2014)
Play Video
  • If I've said it once
    Said it a million times
    There ain't reason in the world
    We should still to be alive
    We came out of the dusk
    Into the dark of the night
    Caught fever for each other
    Cause the time was right
    And on our side

    Through the fog and smoke
    And with not an alibi
    I peeked my head through a window
    Just to pass the time
    Where you stood on a stage
    In a gentle haze
    With your daddy's charm
    And your mamas eyes
    And I cried

    I really miss the time when I would treat you right
    We'd cruise to Malibu for that vampire view
    And it felt just right
    Our love it could've split the night
    And you would lay down beside me pressed against my chest
    And we'd count on the stars and our heads were a mess
    But we didn't mind
    No it wasn't all a waste
    Cause we really know now
    Just how a heart breaks

    Growing up as a small town
    Barefoot dreamer
    In the fields and farms
    Brought up by the believers
    I carved out a place
    Way down down deep inside
    For only me to stumble
    And only me to hide

    Always ripe but never ready
    From an early age
    Til you came along and
    Scribbled all over my pages
    Like a prince I'd come calling
    All hours of the night
    Often whiskey bent and bloody
    From the fights

    I really miss the time when I would treat you right
    We'd cruise to Malibu for that vampire view
    And it felt just right
    Out loving could've split the night
    And you would lay down beside me pressed against my chest
    And we'd count on the stars and our heads were a mess
    Girl we didn't mind
    No it wasn't all a waste
    Cause we really know now
    Just how a heart breaks

    And nothing is sweeter
    Than the smell of her sweater
    And the vision of her getting ready for bed
    And the sound of a tune
    Rolling off her perfect lips

    I really miss the time when I would treat you right
    We'd cruise to Malibu for that vampire view
    And it felt just right
    Out love it could've split the night
    And you would lay down beside me pressed against my chest
    And we would count on the stars and our heads were a mess
    But we didn't mind
    No it wasn't all a waste

    So baby baby don't you look so sad
    With your mamas tears and your childlike stance
    For you, I'd take a knife
    Hell, I give up my life
    So don't let them tell you lies
    No, it wasn't all in vein
    Cause even if for old times sake
    We really know now just how a heart breaks
    No it wasn't all a waste
    Cause we really know now
    Just how our heart breaks Writer/s: Joshua Jones
    Publisher: O/B/O DistroKid
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Steve Morse of Deep Purple

Steve Morse of Deep PurpleSongwriter Interviews

Deep Purple's guitarist since 1994, Steve talks about writing songs with the band and how he puts his own spin on "Smoke On The Water."

Julian Lennon

Julian LennonSongwriter Interviews

Julian tells the stories behind his hits "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes," and fills us in on his many non-musical pursuits. Also: what MTV meant to his career.

Have Mercy! It's Wolfman Jack

Have Mercy! It's Wolfman JackSong Writing

The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.

Chris Tomlin

Chris TomlinSongwriter Interviews

The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull

Ian Anderson of Jethro TullSongwriter Interviews

The flautist frontman talks about touring with Led Zeppelin, his contribution to "Hotel California", and how he may have done the first MTV Unplugged.

Chris Frantz of Talking Heads

Chris Frantz of Talking HeadsSongwriter Interviews

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz on where the term "new wave" originated, the story of "Naive Melody," and why they never recorded another cover song after "Take Me To The River."