I’ve been so lonely
I’ve been sad and blue
Now that you’ve gone
And now that we’re through
You said you loved me
But that was just another one of your lies
Is it in vain all these tears I cry?

I gave you my heart
But you broke it in two
I should have known
What you’d put me through
You made a promise
‘Til death do us part
Now there’s a hole where there once was a heart


Ballad Of A Broken Heart

Oh baby, if you love me half as much as I do you
Then why baby, can't you love me after all the things that we've been through
I bring you out to the movies, and I drive you home at night
How can you treat me so bad when all I do is treat you so right?

You spend my money on fancy clothes
As I take you out to the Broadway show
I'm giving you all that I got to give
And still you complain about where I live
Ain't there a roof darlin'? 
Ain't there a door? 
So tell me, what could you possibly need more
How can you treat me so bad when all I do is treat you so right?

Spending my dime on your foolish ways
While the time seems to pass me by
Up at 3 AM I heard the back door slam
I thought you loved me baby but now I understand

I've got to be on, on my way
And now your begging me to stay
But after all darlin', all that you've done 
I ought to pick up my things and run
Don't matter what, what meals you make
'Cause after all this love is bound to break
How can you treat me so bad when all I do is treat you so right?

(All I Do Is) Treat You Right

Little girl, never mind the things I do
Can’t you see that I’m so in love with you?
I went to the fortuneteller
And guess what she said
You’re planning to leave me
Are your bags under the bed?

I can’t sleep
No, I don’t want to dream
When the stars keep from shining in the evening
I can’t breathe
Now that Renee’s not around

Little girl, would it hurt to heed my plea?
In your heart is the place I ought to be
I know I tried to rearrange you
When I was your guy
But things will be different, darling
Just give it a try

I can’t sleep
No, I don’t want to dream
When the stars keep from shining in the evening
I can’t breathe
Now that Renee’s not around

I can’t seem
To hide the way I’m feeling
Melody it wanes without a meaning
I can’t breathe 
Now that Renee’s not around


Not Around

Churchill girls are suckers for a farewell kiss
From the barefoot diplomats on the Jersey strip
In the hot summer heat of the evening sun
There was war to be had, there was ground to be won

Joni was a poet with eyes like the sea
Clad in slumberous clothes and bourbon jewelry 
She was bound for love under crimson sky
If the greasers played it cool in their beat-up rides
Had all the breaks as a juvenile
But when money couldn’t buy what her heart desired
She would step to the scene where the good guys don’t wear white
On the west side of town
Let me follow you down
We’ll get drunk in the streets and dissolve in the revelry all around

Down in the dumps with the throwaways
Little Steven licked the wounds on his angel face
Yea, he had to earn what he had in a fight
Still he looked just like the edge of a switchblade knife
Wanted a world rid of bigotry
Where he wasn’t measured up by society
So he slipped on his jeans and made his way to the blazing lights
On the west side of town
Let me follow you down
We’ll get drunk in the streets and we’ll dance to the beat of the carnival sound

Now the boy ain’t so tough when the girl rolls in
With a glance he melts the soul of his virgin twin
So they steal away to rival the windswept night

All is still, in his arms she sleeps
Steven turns to lay a kiss on her tender cheek
And he whispers in her ear ‘cause he might never see her again

Churchill girls are suckers for a farewell kiss
From the barefoot diplomats on the Jersey strip
In the hot summer heat of the evening sun
There was war to be had, there was ground to be won


On The West Side Of Town

There’s a sign, a sign in my window
Saying goodbye to you
I know that you’re feelin’
The way that I feel
For things haven’t been quite the same

Don’t bind me with reasons
Like the season we changed
Our time apart
Has rusted our hearts
And readied our skin for the cold

And I still hear the sound of them cracked country bells
A thousand years older than me

We tried and failed to find the door
But now we know
That it's just the way love goes

If you ever get lonely
Think of all that we’ve shared
Yesterday’s gone, girl
But memories live on
To keep us in good company

And I still hear the sound of them cracked country bells
A thousand years older than me

We can’t be lying anymore
We’re getting old
I guess that’s the way love goes


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