it broke my heart to leave the city   i mean it broke what wasn't   broken in there already   but all my great reasons   for leavin' now i can't think of any   it's true was a hard time   that i come through   and i'm still thankful for the blues      half my life spent on a highway   half my life i didn't choose   i have seen the north star   shining in the freightyard   and i knew it was a hard time   but it came through   it made him thankful for the blues      it broke my heart to know you waiting   i had so many things to do   it's true as far as a lot of stuff   you could have had a little better luck   but with you i'm not givin' up   tonight i'm not givin' up