Every man needs a hammer
Or a mountain to climb
A damsel to rescue in the nick of time
I know, now, the answer was buried all along
All I have is heartache and a song
See, I once loved a woman
And she shined bright like the sun
I never knew how truly I could love someone
Then one day she figured
It was time to move along
All I have is heartache and a song
And my song, it goes on just like the ocean
It might calm some days, but it never really dies
All I tried to say remains unspoken
And the melody keeps waiting for the tides
We were stuck inside the summer
The heat it beat down strong
This sweat upon my brow I've known my whole life long
You'd think after all my toils,
I'd still hold her in my arms
But all I have is heartache and a song
And my song, it goes on just like the ocean
It might calm some days, but it never really dies
All I tried to say remains unspoken
And the melody keeps waiting for the tides
Well I climbed that weary mountain
I tried to build a home.
I tried to save her heart and hold it to my own
I thought I found the answers
but she went and proved me wrong
Now all I have is heartache and a song
And my song, it goes on just like the ocean
It might calm some days, but it never really dies
All I tried to say remains unspoken
And the melody keeps waiting for the tides