A Thousand Times Over

When I was just a little boy



Before my heart grew this cold



I didn’t know you



And you lived somewhere else







But he’s the one who fell in love



I’m someone else from down below



I get the job done







But you’re my baby, my baby



Still a diamond in the rough



I know you’ll break my heart again



Again and again



Just to know if I love you







But just when I thought I’d let you go



Settling in for the final blow



Look who changed his mind



When he thought about it







Like a pen run out of ink



And a coat that won’t quite fit



We just go on



We don’t think about that







Baby, you’re my baby



Still a diamond in the rough



Can’t you hear your own heart pound



When stand in angels come around



Can’t you see why they love you







So let your hammers ring



And get insight in the things



That we celebrate



Like a book that makes us sweat



Words we catch like fish in nets



Go on, don’t think about it







Baby, you’re my baby



Still a diamond in the rough



I know you’ll break my heart again



And again and again



Just to see if I love you