All of the heartaches that one heart can take

And just when I'm sure

That the heart that still loves her will bring

And just when the pain gets so bad

That I pray for my life soon to end

That's when the hurtin' sets in

That's when the hurting starts

Driving me slowly right out of my mind

And the pain that won't leave me

Grows strong and gets worse all the time

When my memory goes back

To the heaven that came to an end

That's when the hurting sets in

Just when I think that my heart

Is as low as a sad heart can go

Just when my mind feels more misery

Than one man should know

Then I picture the future we planned

And of what might have been

That's when the hurting sets in

That's when the hurting sets in