Lyrics Jean Shepard

Jean Shepard

Jealous Heart

Jealous heart, oh, jealous heart, stop beating

Can't you see the damage you have done?

You have driven him away forever

Jealous heart, now I'm the lonely one

I was part of everything he planned for

And I know he loved me at the start

Now he hates the sight of all I stand for

All because of you, oh, jealous heart

You have filled my conscience full of sorrow

For I know, he never was untrue

Jealous heart, why did you make him hate me?

Now there's nothing left but jealous you

Many times I trusted you to guide me

But your guiding only brought me tears

Why, oh, why must I have you inside me

Jealous heart, for all my lonely years?

Jealous heart, why did I let you rule me

When I knew the end would bring me pain?

Now he's gone, he's gone and found another

Oh, I'll never see my love again

Through the years, his memory will haunt me

Even though we're many miles apart

It's so hard to know he'll never want me

'Cause he heard your beating, jealous heart