If the Fall Don’t Kill You

They'd been high school sweethearts since
They were just fifteen
A storybook beginning with the
Wedding of their dreams
Consumed by his ambition he soon
Left her at home
With a promise and an empty house
And too much time alone

Her boredom turned to drinking and
Drinking turned to lies
And he let her get too
Far gone before he realized
And you wouldn't recognize them if you'd
Known them way back when
'Cause now the flame of love's burned
Out and can't be lit again

And it's the same old story
You've heard a thousand times
Somebody's trust gets broken
Somebody's left behind
You try walking a tightrope
But it's all uphill
And if the fall don't kill you
Lord the heartbreak will

Two more childhood sweethearts in a
Small town far away
Committed to each other since
Before their wedding day
This will last forever that's what
The whole town said
But there are some temptations that can
Turn a good man's head

She was unexpeced when she
Came home from town
She never even noticed all the
Window shades pulled down
And though he begged forgiveness she
Turned and ran away
With the image of betrayal that
Time just can't erase

And it's the same old story
You've heard a thousand times
Somebody's trust gets broken
Somebody's left behind
You try walking a tightrope
But it's all uphill
And if the fall don't kill you
Lord the heartbreak will

And it's a sad old benediction to
A wasted slice of life
And there's an overwhelming price
You've got to pay
It's a losin' proposition and it
Cuts just like a knife
You can't expect the hurt to go away

And it's the same old story
You've heard a thousand times
Somebody's trust gets broken
Somebody's left behind
You try walking a tightrope
But it's all uphill
And if the fall don't kill you
Lord the heartbreak will

And if the fall don't kill you
Lord the heartbreak will oh yeah