Oh it's choking me to death I can hardly catch my breath It happens when I think of you And I think it always will Every day that passes by It's just one more way to die Lord knows I'd be gone now on If a broken heart could kill Why didn't you just take a gun And shoot me where I stood? And put an end to this misery For good But you know, I'm still alive And somehow I will survive But Lord knows I'd be cold and still If a broken heart could kill Why didn't you just take a gun And shoot me where I stood? Lord knows if I had the nerve enough I would But you know, I'm still alive And somehow I will survive But Lord knows I'd be cold and still If a broken heart could kill