Before She Breaks My Heart

I've lived over half my life

And she's only just nineteen

Will she wake up one day and find

That she's really changed her mind

And she's not in love with me

Does she love the man I am

Is it her Father that she sees

She has time to be unsure

For her there's time to find a cure

But not for me

So, before she breaks my heart

I must say "go"

Before she breaks my heart

I must say "no"

She can't stay (She can't stay)

I must make her go away

However hard she cries

If I have to tell her lies

Before she breaks my heart

As I stand alone, I vow

That today will be the day

That I'll find the strength somehow

To end it here and now

To tell her she can't stay

Then she'll walk into the room

And her arms will open wide

It's not a little girl I see

But a woman, warm and free

Who wants me by her side

But before she breaks my heart

I must say "go"

Before she breaks my heart

I must say "no"

She can't stay (She can't stay)

I must make her go away

However hard she cries

If I have to tell her lies

Before she breaks my heart

Before she breaks my heart