You can walk through the years holding your tears And try to slip through time You can choke back the words, swallow the hurt And let it burn inside You can't live that way I can hardly believe what's happened to you You're like a wall I know you too well to take it all in stride You're bound to fall You can't live that way Broken hearts are an open book Don't waste your time Open your eyes and take a good hard look At me this time Chorus Let this heart break the spell that you're under I'll hold back the rain and follow your surrender It's not so hard to show a little faith Let this heart break The spell that you're under You can carry your cross, bury the loss Walk a broken line You can weather the pain alone in the rain For a long, long time You just can't live that way Broken hearts are an open book Don't waste your time Open your eyes and take a good hard look At me this time Chorus Try to believe there's a light up ahead And watch it shine Open your eyes and take a good hard look At me this time At me this time Chorus Let this heart break the spell that you're under Let this heart break the spell that you're under Let this heart break the spell that you're under