a little piece of my heart

every time you make me cry

can't you see in my eyes

it tears away a little piece of my heart

now when a pain is gone

and you do another wrong

it tears away another piece of my heart

tell me darling

must we act like children

and play with love like

like some old toy

for what he gave us

we should feel tenderness toward one another

happiness

understanding

love and joy

surely there must be a way

and somehow darling

somehow we must find that way

for he would never forgive us

and we would never be blessed

with such a love again

all i want from life is you

but each day that we go through

you tear away a little piece of my heart