Heart You Left Behind Lyrics - Odessa Tapes - Flatlanders

(Angela Strehli) 

You told me that this time you are leavin' 

To beg you to stay would be a crime 

I'd hoped you would give us another chance to love 

But I won't try to make you change your mind 

(Chorus) 

Love is not easy and time will take its toll 

But what good is life if we must live alone 

One day you'll be missin' the heart you left behind 

So I won't try to make you change your mind 

It's not the lonely nights ahead that bother me 

Or knowin' I won't want nobody else 

But knowin' you won't be happy without everything you need 

Yes I know it just like I know myself 

Love is not easy and time will take its toll 

But what good is life if we must live alone 

One day you'll be wantin' a sweetheart and a friend 

So I'll see you when you come home again 

Oh yes I'll see you when you come home again