Rafferty, Gerry - Don't Speak Of My Heart Lyrics






Don't speak of my heart, it hurts too much -- hurts to touch
I'm writing the book each and every day
Take a look at my face, I still need -- I still bleed
I've been running on empty since you went away.

The spirit world looks down on us
Sad that we're apart
So please don't speak of my heart.

Whenever we talk she says hang on -- just hang on
Meanwhile I'm drowning in the pouring rain
And each time we meet there's a sad farewell -- sad farewell
She tells me someday I'm gonna love again.

The way that she walked out on me
Still tears me apart
So please don't speak of my heart.

Every day's an endless maze of dreams that fade and die
No one believed we were saying ‘Goodbye'
And every night I think of you I'm still left wondering why
I can't believe that we're saying goodbye.

And when I wake up in the morning
And wonder where I'm going to
It all came without a warning
What's a man supposed to do?

Don't let your heart break down
Don't let your heart break down.

Don't speak of my heart, it hurts too much -- it hurts to touch
I'm writing the book each and every day
Take a look at my face, I still need -- I still bleed
I've been running on empty since you went away.

The spirit world looks down on us,
Sad that we're apart
Don't wanna talk about it -- don't make me think about it
So please don't speak of my heart.





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  1. L.... I....

    I just melt.... RIP, Gerry Rafferty!  Your music will live on undoubtedly!  Love them all!

  2. W.... W....

    Wonderful. ....

  3. A.... A....

    Stunning anyone that has lost someone will identify with this, all the beautiful songs that Gerry recorded and all you get on radio is Baker street , a shame.

  4. D.... B....

    I love this man's music

  5. D.... V....

    👍👍👍👍👍

  6. 0.... ....

    One of my three all time favorites!!!! Roy O from the United States, Gerry with his unmistakable voice, from the Isles! Elvis from the south! Sadly none of them are with us now!

  7. l.... ....

    What an amazing clip on this wonderful song...Never have forgotten his special voice and outstanding musical talent.

  8. A.... A....

    I lost some one forty six
    Years ago and it still hurts this song sums it up for me.

  9. S.... A....

    Otimo .excelente.

  10. b.... h....

    when I listen to this song I get to think that's it's 3 songs in one o don't know if some one gonna agree or I'm just over thinking

  11. a.... ....

    Discovered this mighty song today..mon june 17th 2019..God spoke to this man's mind n heart for sure!! ☆♥☆

  12. S.... N....

    This song is purely love
    And probably one of the most beautiful songs ever written...
    happy love people

  13. R.... V....

    Am taken away.......such a gorgeous sensation

  14. D.... G....

    Another Gem, I hadn't heard before. Thanks.

  15. F.... W....

    "The Flying Keo"
    This great song was a favourite of the late Sir Terry Wogan, who played it years ago and and listened to by me ever since.

  16. J.... A....

    BEAUTIFUL. PEACE, LOVE & BLESSINGS

  17. A.... T....

    Un chef d'œuvre.

  18. T.... K....

    Produced as any good Opera! Magnificent!

  19. R.... B....

    Got the CD On The Wing Of A Prayer .Gerry was a great talent

  20. J.... M....

    ********************Wunderschön********************

  21. R.... W....

    This is new to me, it is amazing , as IF he needed to do anything else to impress me , just wonderful, We lost a lot but he left us with so much

  22. S.... P....

    Seriously, how can one rank any single GR songs as his "best" or "most beautiful"? I suspect he has at least twenty (?) pieces which I'd consider among my fave songs of all time -- this treasure among them. Guy was a genius musically. Deeply missed.

  23. C.... P....

    Simply Brilliant and what a Talent

  24. a.... r....

    simplemente bonita ke en gloria estes gerry raferty

  25. G.... S....

    John Lennon Quality Artist

  26. V.... S....

    incredible

  27. M.... ....

    Lost for words.. the ever wonderful Gerry

  28. L.... C....

    Non dimenticare mai le tue canzoni mi hanno accompagnato

  29. E.... T....

    a rare Gentleman

    E.... T....

    Thank you Edward,

  30. T.... G....

    Gerry you'll never be forgotten. Sheer brilliance, is it me or is this one of the best songs
    ever?

    T.... G....

    Your not wrong brilliant song

    T.... G....

    Tes one of the best songs EVER

  31. P.... B....

    Such a beautiful, bittersweet song, Gerry wrote so many personal songs which can mean so much for many people, one of the great and still underrated musicians.

  32. J.... ....

    Superb and moving song about a love lost. Songs like this makes Gerry live on and on.

  33. s.... ....

    WOW ,  just beautiful...

  34. P.... T....

    RIP Gerry you were one of the best without doubt, taken too young, wish you could have beaten your demons, phenomenal.

  35. J.... C....

    Sometimes when I get tired of heavy metal, jazz and punk I look to Jerry Rafferty for emotive, beautiful song writing. He never fails to enrapture my soul.

  36. J.... B....

    So beautiful...
    I am so happy to have found his music I had not heard before now.
    Miss him so...

  37. D.... B....

    U r always in my heart to Ann Barker xxx

  38. D.... B....

    Always in my heart D. Barker

  39. M.... ....

    One of top ten in heaven, tanks for sharing.

  40. b.... D....

    beautiful.amd sad song .what amazing talent

  41. R.... J....

    He had the PERFECT VOICE! He was gifted with a great talent also! A Multi-faceted Artist with whom nobody will ever compare to!

  42. M.... S....

    If only they played this as much as Baker Street

  43. m.... F....

    HE WAS A GREAT COMPOSER AND SINGER

  44. s.... ....

    the good die young cos there are not enough good people for them to exist among

  45. D.... O....

    One of the loveliest, heart-rending songs ever.  Beautifully realized.

  46. C.... D....

    BEAUTIFUL VOICE...GREAT COMPOSER...

  47. C.... L....

    I first heard this wonderful track on the Terry Wogan show a few years ago. It burst out of my car speakers and I instantly adored it. Gerry was a genius and can never be replaced. As for the great Terry Wogan and his brilliant Radio 2 show, the BBC chose to replace him with an idiot who thinks that inane rubbish is entertaining......

    C.... L....

    Same thing happened to me. Wogan and his crew were singing along at the end. so was I. Wonderful happy days, especially Janet and John.

    C.... L....

    Cliff......it's got worse since the departure of the Ginger Whinger.

  48. J.... W....

    Another class composition and performance from a true great in every respect. There is no confusing genius with anything else.How he is missed and yes Family Tree sung by the Rafferty family and Barbara Dickson should be recorded and released.

  49. A.... J....

    I remember an interview Gerry once did with John Dunn on the radio 2 drive time show. Gerry said he used a special powered microphone to bring out his voice, something like that anyway...

    A.... J....

    He double-tracked his voice with the aid of a computer so he didn't have to overdub a separate layer...several artists do this...The artists backing harmonies are sometimes sung by themselves on separate tracks...That's why so many bands struggle with the live shows...In Gerry's case...he was never satisfied with his live sound...so he rarely left his studio...The final product is these magnificent LP's...

  50. P.... ....

    RIP Gerry, Few knew that's you was a génius

  51. A.... A....

    I first heard this song when I was 29, since then it is the most loved song by me ever!

  52. s.... ....

    Eternal

  53. D.... L....

    Incredible that this song isn't better known... Almost unbearably sad and beautiful.

  54. J.... B....

    This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written...

    J.... B....

    Jason Burns so very true

    J.... B....

    So true...

    J.... B....

    Yes it is

  55. I.... S....

    ТАКОВА БОГАТСТВО ОТ ЗВУЦИ, РОМАНТИКА И НЕЖНОСТ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! С ДВЕ ДУМИ - ТАЛАНТ - ГЕНИАЛЕН - ДЖЕРИ РАФЪРТИ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ЗАЩО ТЕ НЯМА???????????????? ЛИПСВАТ НИ ТВОИТЕ ПРЕКРАСНИ НОВИ ПЕСНИ, КОИТО ЗНАМ, ЧЕ ЩЕШЕ ДА СЪТВОРИШ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  56. B.... F....

    Beautiful. The man was beautiful.

  57. S.... K....

    am I alone in thinking this beauty is his best work?

  58. l.... c....

    what a perfect song only a genies cauld write a song like this gerry you were that guy x

  59. l.... c....

    dont think putting gerry in hall of fame wont bother him as long as people heard his music wauld bother him more

  60. c.... w....

    Heard it for the first time today - where have I been.... what a beautiful song. Lots of this man's beautiful music to catch up on. Thank you

  61. L.... ....

    I remember him from the Humblebum days. He was so genuine and poetic compared with that  jerk Billy Connolly, a modern version of Harry Lauder fawning up to English caricatures of Scotsmen.

  62. S.... W....

    This guy should be in the R'n'R Hall of Fame, not a lot of the no-talents they put in there.

    S.... W....

    It amazes me, yearly that he hasn't been inducted. Someone is not paying attention! A pure travesty!

  63. M.... S....

    There are a few songs that Terry Wogan used to play on his breakfast show that no one else ever played - this is one of them, this is a fantastic record and another reason why Wogan is so sorely missed on the Radio 2 breakfast show

    M.... S....

    Clifford T Ward is my favourite singer songwriter, funny you should recall Terry playing his songs too.

    M.... S....

    Yeah, I bought a Clifford T Ward cd having heard his songs on Terry's show

    M.... S....

    He is probably mine too as my name suggests, and having so many of his songs on here is great stuff. Wogan was a big supporter as is Ken Bruce still.

    M.... S....

    I totally agree. Terry made the drive to work each day almost bearable...as others have said here, he also played Clifford T Ward, especially Home Thoughts from Abroad. Another wonderful song. Thank goodness Ken Bruce knows a good tune too & plays the odd lesser known classic now & again.

    M.... S....

    Couldnt agree more

  64. b.... ....

    What a legend

  65. A.... H....

    To produce something as beautifull as this, you must be touched by the gods.. Gratefull to have discovered this perfect song

  66. T.... ....

    This man wrote some great stuff.  So now  we have his musical memories.

  67. D.... R....

    Gerry, you will get over her. Believe me. The next bus load of girls is upon us. BTW, how are the girls in Heaven?

  68. l.... c....

    the words and music to this song are so so true to write a song like this takes a genius and gerry you were a genius x

  69. N.... ....

    This is Perfection.

  70. A.... R....

    Which fanny didn't like this?

    A.... R....

    Some twat with their head up their rear loader, I should think.
    G.R. was an amazing talent, and his like we'll probably not see again sadly. What an incredible loss.

    A.... R....

    @Alan Rafferty his wife?

    A.... R....

    Well done. I was wondering how long it would take someone to figure it out.

    A.... R....

    +Alan Rafferty I knew it was about Carla for sure. I really enjoyed you and the fam singing Family Tree together. One of my favorites.

  71. D.... B....

    why oh why do the good die young

  72. D.... B....

    AWSOME SONG

  73. l.... c....

    when you have been with someone for a long time and you part your heart do break down thanks to this song mine did not die gerry thank you love and miss you x x x

  74. l.... c....

    madeleine keep  playing his music i have for the last 40 odd years and will never of get tired of playing it have seen a lot of groups in my time some very big now but always come back to this genius the man was so so good

  75. l.... c....

    love love love love love this song gerry you were a genius miss you a lot rip x 

  76. m.... m....

    this is always going to be a sound I want to hear - all my life I want to hear this.  sad loss Gerry.

  77. l.... c....

    when i split up from my wife after 25 years use to play this song over and over love it 

    l.... c....

    @les collins poor sod

  78. l.... c....

    i am 66 all the music i have played i allways come back to gerry rafferty he is my hero love his voice and music will never never stop playing it the music today comes nowhere near gerrys miss you rip x 

    l.... c....

    @les collins damn Les...exactly how i feel...im 56 and grew up with stuck in the middle...and all from then on...and will always be a couple GR songs on this guy's playlist!!

    l.... c....

    @mike yancik and maybe 1 or 2 at my funeral!!!

    l.... c....

    +mike yancik keep playing his music pal i will never stop if you have not played a song of his for a couple of weeks and you play one of his you feel so better for it

  79. j.... s....

    What a gifted man (lyrics)

  80. h.... ....

    Glad I got old listening to gerry's music!....
    Wrenches the heart out of anyone that lived in his time!

    h.... ....

    i agree glad there some of us left

    h.... ....

    @Dale Birch Amen mate!

  81. T.... ....

    I can't believe we said goodbye!!!

  82. J.... C....

    I've never heard this before. One of the more under-appreciated gems by the late Gerry Rafferty.

  83. R.... S....

    So sad,,,,,,,,,,,,,, wonderful musician/songwriter/singer... everything .    I still miss him him so much

  84. j.... r....

    So Sorry. Mi dispiace tanto!

  85. d.... ....

    A song right from a painful heart, what a wonderful talent to put so much meaning in one song.

  86. m.... k....

    this song just makes me want her i know how he feels

  87. T.... S....

    Just remember man created god ,,not the other way round

  88. T.... ....

    Gerry Raffery was just quite simply a musical genius! I miss his wonderful talent so much, it hurts too much! God love you Gerry Rafferty, an amazing tho complex genius xxxxx

  89. J.... F....

    Beautiful, Paul x

  90. p.... d....

    one of the most wonderful songs of all time .. all thanks to Terry Wogan for playing this song over the years well up until his then producer Paul Walters died

  91. l.... p....

    Paul Walker-Smith, you said what I feel. Thank you to Gerry for all that he said in so many ways.

  92. A.... H....

    so touchy, so in tune and so true to the heart. Gerry I love you.

  93. C.... ....

    Hey stop this about jesus, it is all about us in the end!
    We have this in common that we love Gerry Rafferty.

  94. P.... C....

    Thanks for sharing that.

  95. P.... C....

    No i don't know, but they did have a hell of a bust up, very accrimonious.

  96. P.... C....

    I can't hold my laughter much longer

  97. P.... C....

    I'm part amused and part intrigued by what you say. I also agree with your generalisation of men's values, even though I'm a man( ignore YT's choice of handle for me). Gerry was a musical genious, but also had a large self destruct button built in. I too discovered this wonderful song on his ' On a Wing and a Prayer 'CD. The whole tone of the CD is of a man on the brink of a breakdown, and it must be said, with a large dose of self pity. BUT-none the less, brilliantly done. His best I'd say.

  98. C.... ....

    Why is a scottisch bf ok for you? Where is r soul? I like the whisky of r country.
    Your mountains I wanna climb.

  99. A.... C....

    thanksfor sharing... love this track... soooo much