I’VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE Jimmy Ruffin    Life lends a crushing blow  And once again a heart is broken  And as history repeats itself  These few words are sadly spoken    I’ve passed this way before  And I’ve felt this pain before  A hurt that took so long to end   Has found my poor heart again    As I watch love walking away  It brings back old memories  A familiar pain still feels the same  Once again heartache has found me    A dark cloud covered my heart   Oh, when she told me goodbye  Now there’s nothing left but emptiness  And the tears that fill my crying eyes    I’ve passed this way before  And I’ve felt this pain before  A hurt that took so long to end   Has found my poor heart again    No matter how strong a man is  Without love he walks in the dark  If love deserts him it will surely hurt him  Cos his weakness is his heart    A lonely journey now stands before me  The endless pain has started   But this time I know the way   Walking alone and broken hearted    It so hard to face reality   Knowing loneliness is my destiny    Because I’ve passed this way before  And I’ve felt this pain before  A hurt that took so long to end   Has found my poor heart again