from "Heartland", 1980, EMI Records Group





Well the glow from the bars and a

thousand stars

Light the cold Ohio night

And the Turnpike's slick, the

snow's as thick as thieves

Since your call came through there

ain't nothing new

But the radio and the headlights

And the news at the top of the hour

That no one really believes,

do they



(CHORUS:)

Lover...what you want to go and do

that for

Lover...why'd you want to tear it

apart

Lover...you say you got your

reasons, but I need more

Lover...give me back my heart

Give it back, girl



When the cold comes to stay it

takes your breath away

And it makes the hours crawl

And it feels to me like I've been

driving forever

Then your words return, the whole

place burns

And I just don't know where to

begin

Girl could you just make it

anybody else

Anybody else but him, could you



(CHORUS)



BRIDGE:

And somewhere ahead tonight

With fine wine and candlelight

He's gonna turn your head around

Girl what you want me to do

If I leave this thing all up to you

I'm gonna lose the best thing I've

found

I can see what's going down



So I talk to the night, I head for

the light

Try and hold it on the road

Thank God for the man who put

the white lines

On the highway

Baby what you gonna do when the

fire is through

And you find he's out looking for

somebody new

Cause you did everything that he

wanted you to do

And now you're all alone and

crying, aren't you...



(CHORUS)







--words & music by Michael Stanley