Hank Thompson
"Paying Off The Interest With My Tears" lyrics

Paying Off The Interest With My Tears

You said that you'd be mine
And we signed that dotted line
I thought that we'd be happy
You and me

If I had only known
Your love was just a loan
For now you're asking me
To set you free

I never thought your kisses
Were like a charge you count
That I'd have to pay in heartaches
For taking my amount

I'll give you back your love
That I've had all these years
But I'm paying off
The interest with my tears

It's the expiration date
You say there's no rebate
And I guess you'll say
My heart is overdrawn

Another love you chose
So my account is closed
And now I'll have
An empty heart to pawn

My credit's discontinued
You say there's someone new
To take over all the payments
On a heart that's over you

I'll give you back your love
That I've had all these years
But I'm paying off
The interest with my tears

I didn't understand
Your easy payment planned
That I would only have you
For a while

The love contract you wrote
Was a just short term note
You placed my name
On your inactive wile

I never thought your kisses
Were like a charge you count
That I'd have to pay in heartaches
For taking my amount

I'll give you back your love
That I've had all these years
But I'm paying off
The interest with my tears