When I left I left walkin' wounded

I made my escape from the rain

Still a prisoner of hurt

I had months worth of work

Just freein' my mind of the pain

I had hours of sittin' alone in the dark

Listenin' to sad songs and comin' apart

Lord knows I made crying an art

Woe is a slow healing heart

A slow healing heart dyin' to mend

Longin' for love lonely again

But when the spirit is broken

And the memories start

Nothin' moves slower

Than a slow healing heart

How I prayed for blind faith to lead me

To places where I'm not afraid

Now I'm doin' fine both in body and mind

Some hurts take longer to fade

But there's a part of my feelings ever on guard

Against looks that are tender and words that are hard

'Cause I still remember those cutting remarks

Oh it's painful a slow healing heart

A slow healing heart dyin' to mend

Longin' for love lonely again

When the spirit is broken

And the memories start

You know nothin' moves slower

Than a slow healing heart

Nothin' moves slower

Than a slow healing heart