She always did the best she could,
She tried each day to do something good,
'cos the Devil ~ makes work for idle hands.
She gave her faith to a military man,
He was sharp an' tall with a permanent tan
And her parents ~ couldn't understand.
Now she lives each day in the heartbreak house,
She pines away in the heartbreak house,
She's going grey in the heartbreak house,
The dogs run stray – in the heartbreak house..
There's a war being waged in a foreign country
in a far off land 'cross a stormy sea
There's a price to pay – that she just can't see
You shouldn't love a fighting man
They'll take you hostage if they can
There's a price to pay, – you just don't understand
Now the lights are low in the heartbreak house,
The nights go slow in the heartbreak house,
The cobwebs grow in the heartbreak house,
You just don't go ~ to the heartbreak house ...
The army took her man to war,
they didn't say what they were fighting for,
but they gave his life ~ for an age-old score
The army gave away his life
And sent a telegram to his wife,
Thanking her for her sacrifice ...
Now she lies away in the heartbreak house,
she mourns her fate in the heartbreak house
Too much to take in the heartbreak house
Even the floorboards ache ~ in the heartbreak house.
Yes, even the floorboards ache ~ in the heartbreak house..
She tried each day to do something good,
'cos the Devil ~ makes work for idle hands.
She gave her faith to a military man,
He was sharp an' tall with a permanent tan
And her parents ~ couldn't understand.
Now she lives each day in the heartbreak house,
She pines away in the heartbreak house,
She's going grey in the heartbreak house,
The dogs run stray – in the heartbreak house..
There's a war being waged in a foreign country
in a far off land 'cross a stormy sea
There's a price to pay – that she just can't see
You shouldn't love a fighting man
They'll take you hostage if they can
There's a price to pay, – you just don't understand
Now the lights are low in the heartbreak house,
The nights go slow in the heartbreak house,
The cobwebs grow in the heartbreak house,
You just don't go ~ to the heartbreak house ...
The army took her man to war,
they didn't say what they were fighting for,
but they gave his life ~ for an age-old score
The army gave away his life
And sent a telegram to his wife,
Thanking her for her sacrifice ...
Now she lies away in the heartbreak house,
she mourns her fate in the heartbreak house
Too much to take in the heartbreak house
Even the floorboards ache ~ in the heartbreak house.
Yes, even the floorboards ache ~ in the heartbreak house..
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