As I sit there applauding from a front row seat, I want to be around to pick up the pieces when somebody breaks your heart, Somebody twice as smart as i. Somebody who will swear to be true like you used to do with me, Who'll leave you to learn that

Please take me home Too late, it's gone I bet you're sad This is the best time we ever had She's unstoppable, unpredictable I'm so jaded, calculated wrong Be strong when things fall apart Honest, this breaks my heart Oh no, it happened again

It ain't pretty, it ain't pretty When a heart breaks Had a feeling, I was feeling alright But it just happened to be Saturday night I put my lipstick on a little too bright Then I took a deep breathe and started to drive He'd let me in without a cover

I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar Singing, singing, singing Ooh la la, he breaks my heart American, 'merican, 'merican boy Know it's my American boy And ooh la la, my American boy And insecure 'bout all the things you say (say, say, say,

Somehow through it all. We carry on Raise you up when you fall. We carry on Carry on, carry on Morning breaks from a night awake, that laid my heart to waste Here in this anguish. Knowing what will end just begins again Heal these wounds to break the

Right in front of me 'Cause if it breaks, she may not come again I've been sittin', waitin' for your love, and all the time it's been here Words, be gentle when you speak into her heart Hands, don't let her go, 'cause then the midnight icy winds will

But you've got to show me love You've got to show me love So, baby if you want me Words are so easy to say Heartbreaks and promises I've had more than my share I'm tired of giving my love And getting nowhere, nowhere When I need somebody who really care

And it only hurts when I'm breathing My heart only breaks when it's beating My dreams only die when I'm dreaming So, I hold my breath, to forget It only hurts when I breathe Hope life's been good to you Since you've been gone I'm doin' fine now, I've

When the lonely heart breaks It's the one that forsakes It's the dream that we stole And I'm missing you more Than the fire that will roar There's a hole in my soul For you it's goodbye For me it's to cry For whom the bell tolls

I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again Baby, you do it so well You been so understanding, you been so good And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to Over him, mmh 'Stead of ghostin'