From the recording There Goes Rhymin' Pie Man
Sometimes ya get the blues. Always loved the chorus melody in this song. And Larry Sieber's recurring chimey electric piano figures.
Knocks the Heart 1989
All our friends
In the neighborhood
They see us walkin’
Down, smilin’,
Lookin’ good
Peekin’ out from
Their window couch
They see a beautiful lady
And her perfect spouse
But they don’t see the tears
When you close your heart on me
And they don’t know that conflict
Is our only history
And lover when you’re on my arm
And flash contented eyes
They believe our masquerade
They see our disguise but…
It knocks the heart out of me
It knocks the soul out of me
We always manage to sabotage romance
It knocks the heart out of me
Now honey don’t you agree
Sometimes you wanna be free
You look like an angel
But you fight like a dog
You got a hundred objections
In your catalog
I don’t know if you’re comin’
Or if you’re goin’ off
I try hard to be selfless
But I don’t need a boss
So in our fleeting moments
Of levity and light
We’re just tuning up a bit
For broken hearted spite
And I suppose it’s fair to say
It’s not your fault all
It’s just the way the world feels
When lovers hit the wall and
It knocks the heart out of me
It knocks the soul out of me
We always manage to sabotage romance
It knocks the heart out of me
Now honey don’t you agree
Sometimes you wanna be free
Remember when we were
So in love? Hah!
I don’t know what
We were thinking of
But I do recall
When I’m holding you close
You’re still the lady I love the most so
It knocks the heart out of me
It knocks the soul out of me
We always manage to sabotage romance
Our love is way overdue
We’ve got some pain
To see through
To knock the heart
Out of blue
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