Tammy Wynette
"The Heart" lyrics

The Heart

The heart
Is a funny thing
With a mind
All its own
It withers
Like a garden
Left untended
And alone

And the thorns of loneliness invade
And destroy what they can't steal
So easy to hurt
But, oh, so hard to heal

I know
I've had it happen to me
Time
And time again
And it feels
Just like being turned down
But your one
And only friend

So don't fool yourself
By saying
That it won't hurt
The pain ain't real
So easy to hurt
But, oh, so hard to heal

So easy to hurt
But, oh, so hard to heal
Hard to heal

Authors: Larry Gatlin