the heart of the matter - don henley
i got the call today, i didnt wanna hear
but i knew that it would come
an old, true friend of ours was talkin on the phone
she said you'd found someone
& i thought of all the bad luck,
& the struggles we went through
& how i lost me and you lost you
what are these voices outside loves open door
make us throw off our contentment
& 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
& my thoughts seem to scatter
but i think its about forgiveness
forgiveness
even if, even if you dont 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 & self-assurance that lead to happiness
they're the very things we kill I guess
pride & competition
cannot fill these empty arms
& the work i put between us
you know it doesnt keep me warm
i'm learning to live without you now
but i miss you, baby
& the more i know, 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
& my friends seem to scatter
but i think its about forgiveness
forgiveness
even if, even if you dont love me anymore
there are people in your life who've come and gone
they let you down you know they hurt your pride
you better put it all behind you baby, life goes on
you keep carryin that anger, it'll eat you up inside baby
i've been trying to get down
to the heart of the matter
but my will gets weak
& my thought seem to scatter
but i think its about forgiveness
forgiveness
even if, even if you dont love me
i've been tryin to get down
to the heart of the matter
because the flesh will get weak
& the ashes will scatter
so i'm thinkin about forgiveness
forgiveness
even if, even if you dont love me
forgiveness
forgiveness, baby
forgiveness
forgiveness
forgiveness
even if, you dont love me anymore