What’s a Little Heartache

What’s a little heartache

If it leaves the door unlocked

I folded your letter

with the grocery receipts

Put the kettle on

and stayed on my feet

The rain had a rhythm

I almost could keep

So I let it talk

while I tried to sleep

I thought the floor would split in two

But morning came in worn-out blue

I found my coat,

I found my name

I found a match and struck the flame

What’s a little heartache to a heart that still can bend What’s

a little break if it lets

the daylight in

I may be bruised,

but I’m not done

I can lose you

and still love someone

I sold the blue dress you liked best on me

Bought good coffee

and a thrift-store ring

Not for a promise,

not for a prayer

Just something gold to prove I’m still here

What’s a little heartache to a heart

that still can bend What’s a little break if it lets

the daylight in

I may be bruised,

but I’m not done

I can lose you and still love someone

Yeah, I can lose you and still love someone

If hurt is a river,

I know how to swim

If love is a window,

I’ll open it again I won’t call the wreckage home

I won’t sleep beside the phone

What’s a little heartache to a heart

that still can bend What’s a little break if it lets

the daylight in

I may be bruised,

but I’m not done

I can lose you and still love someone What’s a little heartache

When the whole wide road

runs on

What’s a little heartache

I’m still walking on