They'd been high school sweethearts since they were just fifteen

A storybook beginning with the wedding of their dreams

Consumed by his ambition he soon left her at home

With a promise and an empty house and too much time alone



Her boredom turned to drinking and drinking turned to lies

And he let her get too far gone before he realized

And you wouldn't recognize them if you'd known them way back when

'Cause now the flame of love's burned out and can't be lit again



And it's the same old story

You've heard a thousand times

Somebody's trust gets broken

Somebody's left behind

You try walking a tightrope

But it's all uphill

And if the fall don't kill you

Lord, the heartbreak will



Two more childhood sweethearts in a small town far away

Committed to each other since before their wedding day

This will last forever that's what the whole town said

But there are some temptations that can turn a good man's head



She was unexpected when she came home from town

She never even noticed all the window shades pulled down

And though he begged forgiveness she turned and ran away

With the image of betrayal that time just can't erase



And it's the same old story

You've heard a thousand times

Somebody's trust gets broken

Somebody's left behind

You try walking a tightrope

But it's all uphill

And if the fall don't kill you

Lord, the heartbreak will



And it's a sad old benediction to a wasted slice of life

And there's an overwhelming price you've got to pay

It's a losin' proposition and it cuts just like a knife

You can't expect the hurt to go away



And it's the same old story

You've heard a thousand times

Somebody's trust gets broken

Somebody's left behind

You try walking a tightrope

But it's all uphill

And if the fall don't kill you

Lord, the heartbreak will



And if the fall don't kill you

Lord, the heartbreak will

Oh, yeah






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