THE HEART OF THE MATTER - DON HENLEY
G D I got the call today that I didn't want to hear
C But I knew that it would come
G D An old true friend of ours was talking on the phone
C she said you'd found someone
D and I thought of all the bad luck and struggles we went through
C how I lost me and you lost you
D What are all these voices outside love's open door
C make us throw off our contentment and beg for something more
G C G But I'm learing to live without you now (gonna miss you sometimes)
G Em The more I know, the less I understand
C D All the things I thought I knew I'm learning again
G C I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter,
G C but my will gets weak and my thoughts tend to scatter
G Em but I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness,
C D G even if, even if you don't love me any more.
These times are so uncertain there's a yearning undefined
and people feel the rage.
We all need a little tenderness. How can love survive
in such a graceless age?
Ah, but trust in self-assurance that lead to happiness
there's learning in the things you kill I guess.
Ah, God and competition cannot fill these empty arms
and the work I've put between us, you know it doesn't keep me warm.
I'm learing to live without you now (but I miss you baby)
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew about I have to learn again
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter,
and everything changes and my thoughts seem to scatter
but I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness,
even if, even if you don't love me any more.
There are people in your life who've come and gone.
They've let you down, you know they've hurt your pride.
You better put it all behind you baby, cause life goes on
You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside.
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter,
but my will gets weak and my thoughts seem to scatter
but I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness,
even if, even if you don't love me.
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter,
because the flesh will get weak and the ashes will scatter
so I'm thinkin' about forgiveness, forgiveness,
even if, even if you don't love me.