The Heart Of The Matter Lyrics

The Heart Of The Matter lyrics

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 

He 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 ? 

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 anymore 

These times are so uncertain 

There's a
yearning undefined... 

people filled with rage 

We all need a
little tenderness 

How can love survive in such a graceless age ? 



The trust and self-assurance 

that lead to happiness 

They're the very things we kill, I guess 

Pride and competition 

cannot fill these empty arms 

And the work I put between us 

doesn't keep me warm 



I'm learning to live without you now 

But I miss you, baby 

The more I now, the less I understand 

All
the things I thought I'd figured out 



I have to learn again 

I've been trying to get down 

to the heart of the matter 

But
everything changes 

and my friends seem to scatter 

But I think
it's about forgiveness 

Forgiveness 

Even if, even if you don't
love me anymore 



There are people in your life 

who've come
and gone 

They let you down and hurt you