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anthem for a heartbreaker
by brent engle

I was the boy
you used to love
holding hands
the record spun without a pop or a hiss

nights on the phone
away from home
weekends alone
we saw that target and we couldn't miss

one Tuesday
my wicked eyes found their way
to the hostess serving table eight
I gave a smile
to my surprise
you blacked my eye
and made scene all about the place

honey please
don't let my love be the death of me
just turn a cheek
and I promise I'll owe you three
I'm only man
and Lord knows as a man I'm weak
this anthem for a heartbreaker has me on my knees

I love you faithfully
and I'll love you faithfully
I love you please, please, please
don't go walking on me now

through the front door
and out the back
she walked away
with a suite case and her bags packed

down sidewalks
and to the curb
she hailed a cab
and I knew she wasn't coming back

I call her phone
she's never home
I am a fool
and I'm so scared to sleep alone at night

so I smoke cigarettes
and shoot regrets
end up in love
with a bottle and a whiskey grin

honey please
don't let my love be the death of me
just turn a cheek
and I promise I'll owe you three
I'm only man
and Lord knows as a man I'm weak
this anthem for a heartbreaker has me on my knees

I love you faithfully
and I'll love you faithfully
I love you please, please, please
don't go walking on me now

through the front door
and out the back
she walked away
with a suite case and her bags packed

down sidewalks
and to the curb
she hailed a cab
and I knew she wasn't coming back

down sidewalks
and to the curb
she hailed a cab
and I knew she wasn't coming back

through the front door
and out the back
she walked away
with a suite case and her bags packed