I heard the doorbell ringin' And with happy heart went runnin' to the door
Hopes and fears raced through my mind With every footstep that I took across the floor
I visioned you'd be standing there Cause I ate and waited for you for so long
But I only found the postman With a letter of postage due
Got his pennies, said his thank you Then was gone
And the world around me fell apart again And in just a week the times had fared
At least have number ten How can any love endure this agony and pain
And yet I know I'd let myself go through it all again
The telephone was ringin' And I picked it up before the second ring
Teardrops fell from cryin' eyes When I heard a salesman sellin' some old thing
I hoped with all my heart and soul The voice I longed to hear would say hello
But the hurt keeps getting deeper The aching lasting longer
And I never knew that time could crawl so slow
And the world around me fell apart again And in just a week the times had fared
At least have number ten How can any love endure this agony and pain
And yet I know I'd let myself go through it all again
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