Precious Little Heart

Oh this precious little heart I have 
Once caged in iron ribs 
And so full of promise 
Seems shadowed, dried up, and wholly spent 
God bless this precious little heart I have 

And this precious little heart I have 
Would take everything you own 
Just to make itself whole 
And I should have seen it ‘fore we began 
I could have saved your precious little heart 
From the wretched heart I have 

And these lessons never learned 
Come a-hammering down 
Time and again 
My face is burning red 
Singing “you knew it, boy you knew it, 
But you did it anyway, 
And you got the nerve to call yourself a man 
When all consequences swept up like sand.” 
It’s like the devil’s got his own icy hand 
Wrapped ‘round this precious little heart I have. 

Oh this precious little heart I have 
So wanted to be yours 
But just couldn’t keep its promises 
So the thing I need but can’t seem to grasp 
Been shot down once again 
By this wretched heart I have 

And these lessons never learned 
Come a-hammering down 
Time and again 
My face is burning red 
Singing “you knew it, boy you knew it, 
But you did it anyway, 
And you got the nerve to call yourself a man 
When all consequences swept up like sand.” 
It’s like the devil’s got his own icy hand 
Wrapped ‘round this precious little heart I have. 
Wrapped ‘round this wretched little heart I have.