Be Gentle With a Broken Heart
by Matthew Welde
a friend of mine was drying out
slaying dragons day by day
going on and on about
all the days that slipped away from him
lost out on a whim
picking up the pieces of a puzzle he created
invented, in part, while he was heavily sedated
but time didn’t stop, no it never even waited
and it passed him by like all the good times that had faded
But he was getting it together
he met a girl, they fell in love
she said yes and they got hitched
he said he was sure he’d found the one
but life’s crazy bitch they say
she cheated in the bed where they lay
meanwhile he was working late so she could have the best
he kicked the bottle not the nightmares, couldn’t get no rest
it all went up her nose in hotels the men that she impressed
and she got caught but she could not bring herself to confess
he said buddy I know I’m strong
but I feel stupid to be so wrong
and somehow I still wish she wasn’t gone
and you know I’ll do my part
but what I need is a brand new start
oh be gentle with a broken heart
a broken heart
the virus killed his livelihood
the restaurant closed like that
his family said it’s all good
stay a while til it comes back my boy
and heal until you find some joy again
so he sits for hours fixing on how his marriage fell apart
reminiscing on his past and how he got his start
diggin’ rocknroll, and making artwork for the band
so he picked back up that paint brush just to see where he stands
and he said buddy I know I’m strong
but I feel stupid to be so wrong
and somehow I still wish she wasn’t gone
and you know I’ll do my part
but what I need is a brand new start
oh be gentle with a broken heart
a broken heart