Broken Heart Love Torn Blues

Broken Heart Love Torn Blues

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You took a path, 

I somehow missed

We were at the crossroads, 

lost in the myst 

I realized your dark road 

had poisoned me 

Lost in your games, 

why was I blind to see?

I don't get it, baby, 

why do you rage and 

break my heart in two 

Yes, I'm imperfect baby, 

what else can I say

I've made many mistakes, 

while you run away

I found my ship sinking,

at sea in sorrows ocean, 

Lost in your waves, 

in a violent storm of emotion, 

Why am I so blind baby? 

I never give up, and 

keep on loving you

 

I fell off our ship, 

found myself going under

When will this end? 

I scratch my head and wonder

In love, there's no lifeboat, 

you either sink or swim

You tore my heart to pieces, 

in a game, no one ever wins 

You never cared for me, baby, 

your lies of love 

leave me feeling blue

Yes, I am crazy as you say, 

that is a fact

I grow more insane 

each time you attack

I want peace and to 

love again renewed

But no matter what I do,

instead of loving, 

you endlessly argue. 

Do you get it now woman? 

You left me singing the

broken-hearted 

love-torn blues? 

So many times, babe, 

I question what's the point 

You said the end would come, 

while you smoke another joint  

Now I find myself alone, 

on a distant road far far away

Our train of love went off the tracks, 

somewhere I went astray

You broke my wings baby, 

this bird won't be 

flying anytime soon

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Written by David Penn Trinley Arndt some time ago, not sure when. Inspiration, and rhyme structure come from Dylan's Million Miles from Time Out of Mind but the words are mine, though words come from mysterious places, not sure I can say they are mine. Maybe they came from the snowflake crystals on the window pane. Who is to say? 

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© David Penn Trinley Arndt 2022

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