Maureen McGovern – State of the Heart

I tell myself I’m not looking for love

I tell myself it’s the last thing I’m thinking of

I’ve got no expectations

And I mean just what I say

Then I look into his eyes

Damned if I don’t lose my head

And I wonder how I thought

Those things I said

It’s the state of the heart,

State of the heart

Ready to risk it all,

Willing to fall

There are ways to keep it safe,

Ways to play it smart

But I’ve never learned the art

It’s just the state of the heart

State of the heart

I ought to know time never stands still

I ought to know but I always believe it will

I’ve had those perfect moments

Turn to days of silent pain

But I hate to turn away

If there’s a chance, he’s the one

I admit that I’m no good

At sleep and run

That’s the state of the heart,

State of the heart

Ready to risk it all,

Willing to fall

There are ways to keep it safe,

Ways to play it smart

But I’ve never learned the art

That’s just the state of the heart

State of the heart

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But I hate to turn away

If there’s a chance, he’s the one

I admit that I’m no good

At sleep and run

That’s the state of the heart,

The state of the heart

Ready to risk it all,

Willing to fall

There are ways to keep it safe

There are ways to play it smart

But I’ve never learned the art

That’s just the state of the heart

State of the heart

State of the heart

State of the heart

State of the heart

State of the heart

(repeat and fade out)