The Heart Of The Matter

I got the call today, I didn’t wanna hear

But I knew that it would come

An old true friend of ours was talkin’ on the phone

She said you found someone

And I thought of all the bad luck

And the struggles we went through

And how I lost me

And you lost you

What are these voices outside love’s open door

Make us throw off our contentment

And beg for something more?

But I’m learning to live without you now

But I miss you sometimes

The more I know, the less I understand

All the things I thought I knew

I’m learning again

I’ve been tryin’ to get down

To the heart of the matter

But my will gets weak

And my thoughts seem to scatter

But I think it’s about

Forgiveness, forgiveness

Even if, even if you don’t love me any more

Ah, these times are so uncertain

There’s a yearning undefined

And people filled with rage

We all need a little tenderness

How can love survive

In such a graceless age?

Ah, the trust and self-assurance

That lead to happiness

They’re the very things

We kill, I guess

Oh, pride and competition

Cannot fill these empty arms

And the work I put between us

You know it doesn’t keep me warm

I’ve been tryin’ to get down

To the heart of the matter

But my will gets weak

And my thoughts seem to scatter

But I think it’s about

Forgiveness, forgiveness

Even if, even if

You don’t love me anymore

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