Edwin Starr — If My Heart Could Tell the Story

[Chorus] If my heart could tell the story It would tell how much I'm lonely And of my bleeding heart inside That's open for love Needing love Oh [Verse 1] If you look at me you would see A softly spoken man But deep inside I try to hide A hurt that I can't stand Oh no one understands As proud but lonely man Not only sympathy But only wanting to be happy [Chorus] If my heart could tell the story It would tell how much I'm lonely And of my bleeding heart inside That's open for love Needing love Oh [Verse 2] How much longer can I hold this Heart full of despair You know I search for satisfaction But I can find it nowhere Now on my face, I wear a smile But it's only there just a for a while 'Cause when the pretending ends That's when heartache rushes in [Chorus] If my heart could tell the story Then it would tell how much I'm lonely And of my bleeding heart inside That's open for love Needing love Oh If my heart could tell the story Then it would tell just how much I'm lonely