My heart has a history
Of hurtin\' those who mean the most to me
Before you get too close to me
I think you oughta know
While other hearts are holdin\' on
While other loves are growin\' strong
My heart has a history of lettin\' go

The first time I looked into your eyes
I knew this moment would arrive
I got a feelin\' you\'re the one
But my heart keeps tryin\' to turn and run
The problem is this happens everytime (cause)

My heart has a history
Of hurtin\' those who mean the most to me
Before you get too close to me
I think you oughta know
While other hearts are holdin\' on
While other loves are growin\' strong
My heart has a history of lettin\' go

If we can take this one kiss at a time
Then maybe we can tame this heart of mine
I\'m telling you the cold, hard truth
I ain\'t ever been loved by the likes of you
And I ain\'t ever had this much on the line, but

My heart has a history
Of hurtin\' those who mean the most to me
Before you get too close to me
I think you oughta know
While other hearts are holdin\' on
While other loves are growin\' strong
My heart has a history of lettin\' go
Yeah, my heart has a history of lettin\' go (yeah