Alison Krauss On the Borderline song lyrics

(John Pennell)

There's a chill on this evening nights right for greaving

Darkness surrounds him as he wanders alone

He walked past the dim lights the pathways and street lights

They remind him of nights long ago.

When his love was strong

And his muscles hard

His whiskey throat

Was barley marred.

Seeking the misfortune in the lies that he told

Then a broken heart bought him to his knees

In the hour of his greatest need

Lost and forsaken by the love he could not hold.

On the borderline of love again

It's bound to make you pay

On the borderline we'll make our stand

Then watch it fall away.

And he stands in quiet solitude the nights reflects upon his mood

Seeking the vision that had once been so clear

When he felt the touch of his women's love

His pounding heart was warm and young.

Now locked inside him with his anger and fear

As he moves on slowly past the trees

Down the path way

Home through fallen leaves.

He can't believe how he'd sunken so low

So he learned to live with his injured pride

His purple heart hidden deep inside

The only reward for a love he could not hold.

On the borderline of love again

It's bound to make you pay

On the borderline we'll make our stand

Then watch it fall away.

On the borderline of love again

It's bound to make you pay

On the borderline we'll make our stand

Then watch it fall away...