Slow Healing Heart

(Jim Rushing)



When I left I left walkin' wounded I made my escape from the rain

Still a prisoner of hurt I had months worth of work

Just freein' my mind of the pain I had hours of sittin' alone in the dark

Listenin' to sad songs and comin' apart, Lord knows I made crying an art

Woe is a slow healing heart.



Chorus:

A slow healing heart dyin' to mend

Longin' for love lonely again

But when the spirit is broken and the memories start

Nothin' moves slower than a slow healing heart.



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How I prayed for blind faith to lead me to places where I'm not afraid

Now I'm doin' fine both in body and mind but some hurts take longer to fade

But there's a part of my feelings ever on guard

Against looks that are tender and words that are hard

'Cause I still remember those cutting remarks

Oh, it's painful a slow healing heart.



Chorus:

A slow healing heart dyin' to mend

Longin' for love lonely again

When the spirit is broken and the memories start

You know nothin' moves slower than a slow healing heart.



Oh, nothin' moves slower than a slow healing heart...