I gave you my heart wrapped in barbed wire and pain
Hoped you would take it, but you walked away again
I poured out my soul like whiskey on the floor
But you just keep on leaving, don't want me anymore

'Cause I love you, Lord knows I do
But my love ain't enough to break through to you
I'm standing here empty while your heart's turned black
I love you, darling, but you don't love me back

I built us a fire, but you let it go cold
Dreamed of tomorrow, but you sold it for gold
I sing to the silence where your laughter used to be
Now the echo of your absence keeps on haunting me

'Cause I love you, Lord knows I do
But my love ain't enough to break through to you
I'm standing here empty while your heart's turned black
I love you, darling, but you don't love me back

Maybe someday, when the night cuts you deep
You'll think of the fool who couldn't find sleep
But by then my tears will be rust on the track
I'll be long gone, and you won't get me back

Yes, I love you, Lord knows I do
But my love ain't enough to break through to you
I'm standing here broken with the sky painted black
I love you, darling, but you don't love me back
Ooh-ooh