(Jim Rushing)
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When I left I left walkin' wounded
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I made my escape from the rain
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Still a prisoner of hurt
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I had months worth of work
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Just freein' my mind of the pain
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I had hours of sittin' alone in the dark
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Listenin' to sad songs and comin' apart
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Lord knows I made crying an art
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Woe is a slow healing heart
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A slow healing heart dyin' to mend
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Longin' for love lonely again
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But when the spirit is broken
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And the memories start
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Nothin' moves slower
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Than a slow healing heart
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How I prayed for blind faith to lead me
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To places where I'm not afraid
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Now I'm doin' fine both in body and mind
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Some hurts take longer to fade
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But there's a part of my feelings ever on guard
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Against looks that are tender and words that are hard
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'Cause I still remember those cutting remarks
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Oh it's painful a slow healing heart
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A slow healing heart dyin' to mend
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Longin' for love lonely again
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When the spirit is broken
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And the memories start
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You know nothin' moves slower
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Than a slow healing heart
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Nothin' moves slower
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Than a slow healing heart
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Slow Healing Heart
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| Dolly Parton |
