Strawbs - Heartbreak Hill lyrics

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I was taken prisoner and carried down<br />

To a dungeon cold and bleak<br />

Where my trial was a foregone conclusion<br />

At which I might never speak<br />

While the innocent live with freedom of speech<br />

And the confidence of their wives<br />

So the guilty remain on Heartbreak Hill<br />

In the chains of their humdrum lives.<br />

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The sun beat a trail in the summer sky<br />

It mounted me with desire<br />

It consumed me with ease and then left me to burn<br />

In the wake of its hungry fire<br />

I was torn limb from limb by its passionate kiss<br />

I was left in a cold deep sweat<br />

Now I shiver alone on Heartbreak Hill<br />

With a memory to forget.<br />

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It was spring when I woke from a long deep sleep<br />

Inspired with a second chance<br />

And I join with the newborn leaves in the trees<br />

Spinning in the dance<br />

As I rubbed the sleep from my deep-rimmed eyes<br />

I was gratified by the sight<br />

Now I see myself on Heartbreak Hill<br />

In a totally different light.<br />

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If I've broken my back on the treadmill once<br />

I've broken my heart on it twice<br />

I'm not going back on Heartbreak Hill<br />

At any price.<br />

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A man must do what a man must do<br />

A woman must do what she must<br />

But neither can really be satisfied<br />

Without that mutual trust<br />

In the eyes of a child, there's a simple truth<br />

One can either be right or wrong<br />

But if you ask those on Heartbreak Hill<br />

They will sing you a different song.<br />

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If I've broken my back on the treadmill once<br />

I've broken my heart on it twice<br />

I'm not going back on Heartbreak Hill<br />

At any price<br />

At any price<br />

At any price.