Like sailin' on a sailin' ship to nowhere
Love took over my heart like an ocean breeze.
As seagulls fly I knew that I was losin'
Love was washed away with the driftin' tide
Oh, it's a dirty old shame
When all you get from love
is a love song
That's got you layin' up nights
Just waitin'
For the music to start
It's such a dirty old shame
When you got to take the blame
for a love song,
Because the best love songs
Are written with a broken heart
And now the tears in my eyes are ever blinding
The future that lies before me I cannot see
(Look at, look at! Future? I cannot see!)
Although tomorrow I know the sun is rising
Lighting up the world for everyone,
But not for me
Oh, it's a dirty old shame
When all you get from love
is a love song
That's got you layin' up nights
Just waitin'
For the music to start
It's such a dirty old shame
When you got to take the blame
for a love song,
Because the best love songs
Are written with a broken heart