She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol And I was just a soldier on my way to montreal Well she pressed her chest against me About the time the juke box broke Yeah, she gave me a peck on the back of the neck And these are the words she spoke

It was a broken dream right from the start Bless their tortured, tangled hearts Oh love, oh love you fickle thing Such pretty words and golden rings Well there was a little falter at the altar of confession Down on its knees true love did fall After 31

I took a heavenly ride through our silence Where were you when I was burned and broken While the days slipped by from my window watching And where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless 'Cause the things you say and the things you do surround me

You found me When no one else was lookin' All of my confusion The ups and the downs And you still didn't leave I guess that you saw what nobody could see How did you know just where I would be? Yeah, you broke through I can't believe

It was a broken dream right from the start Bless their tortured, tangled hearts Oh love, oh love you fickle thing Such pretty words and golden rings Well there was a little falter at the altar of confession Down on its knees true love did fall After 31

This time is the last time that I will ever beg you to stay. For breaking all the promises that I wasn't around to keep. But your already on your way. Broken hearts and last goodbyes Restless nights but lullabies Helps make this pain go away I realize I

I must admit I was awful bad I walk the streets of love and they're full of tears You're awful bright, you're awful smart I must admit you broke my heart The awful truth is really sad While lovers laugh and music plays I stumble by and I hide my pain The

The landlady takes me up in the air I go, I go where I would not dare The landlady shows me the stars up there I'm weightless, weightless when she is there And I'll never know, never know what starving poets meant 'Cause when I was broke, it was you that

Help me learn to stand Use your hands 'Cause I've begun to think that I was nothing short of broken Help me fly again Lift me from the ground and To hold me by the heart Tell me I'll be whole again Hold me by the heart

It's too late to claim your innocence once the trust is broken It was just a little taste, it was so sweet You couldn't imagine in your wildest dreams The walls came down and the heavens opened You think everything's perfect? There's so much wonder here