They used to say that boys are tough as nails   In every way he keeps his heart as guarded as a jail   Now things have changed, I feel so old   Like any girl could drag my heart across the coals      I was always there in the thick of things   I always had the heart of every woman on a string   The danger zone shone from my eyes   It seemed like every inch I gained became a mile      It's not the night reaching in and touching me   It's just that breaking hearts ain't what it used to be   It seems that time has killed that cruel streak in me   And breaking hearts ain't what it used to be      It's not the light shining in and catching me   It's just that breaking hearts ain't what it used to be   But time has come and cast a spell on me   And breaking hearts ain't what it used to be      And now I know what lonely means   I used to give so little and gain everything   The darkest part of every day   Is the shadow of another girl as she turns and walks away      Can't say I blame them all for being hurt   After all I treated each and every one like dirt   Who wants a heart that's never home   I face the facts and lock myself into a life alone