slow healing heart

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

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

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

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

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

nothin' moves slower

than a slow healing heart