He was a giant   Swung a heavy hammer in the bottom of a mine   But he always came up smiling, a light within his eyes   Now there is a skeleton that I don't recognize   But it is not the coal that has him fading fast   It's a love gone forever that he thought would last   That he can't get past      I wish hearts would break   It wouldn't be quite such a beating to take   Why don't they give in   Instead of coming back over and over again   Oh I wish hearts would break      She was an angel   Arms open wide, never met a stranger   Now she withdraws at the slightest touch   Like an animal that's beaten one time too much   But it was not an angry hand that hurt her so   It was a gentle one that she used to hold   That let her go      I wish hearts would break   It wouldn't be quite such a beating to take   Why don't they give in   Instead of coming back over and over again   Oh I wish hearts would break      I wish hearts would break   It wouldn't be quite such a beating to take   Why don't they give in   Instead of coming back over and over again   Oh I wish hearts would break