SEVEN YEAR ACHE
(Roseanne Cash)

Roseanne Cash - 1981
Carole Laure - 1995
Trisha Yearwood (with Roseanne Cash) - 2001


You act like you were just born tonight;
Face down in a memory, but feelin' all right.
So who does your past belong to today?
Baby, you don't say nothin' when you're feelin' this way.

The girls in the bars, thinkin' "Who is this guy?"
But they don't think nothin' when they're tellin' you lies.
You look so careless when they're shootin' that bull.
Don't you know heartaches are heroes when their pockets are full.

Tell me you're tryin' to cure a seven year ache;
See what elese your old heart can take.
Boys say: "When is he gonna give us some room?"
The girls say: "God, I hope he comes back soon."

Everybody's talkin' but you don't hear a thing.
You're still uptown on your down hill swing.
The Boulevard's empty, why don't you come around?
Baby, what is so great about sleepin' downtown?

There's plenty of dives to be someone you're not.
Just say you're lookin' for somethin' you might have forgot.
Don't bother callin' to say you're leavin' alone:
'Cos there's a fool on every corner when you're tryin' to get home.

Tell me you're tryin' to cure a seven year ache;
See what elese your old heart can take.
Boys say: "When is he gonna give us some room?"
The girls say: "God, I hope he comes back soon."

Tell me you're tryin' to cure a seven year ache;
See what elese your old heart can take.
Boys say: "When is he gonna give us some room?"
The girls say: "God, I hope he comes back soon."



(Contributed by Doug Ready)