Heard about a man
From Birmingham
Went down to Selma

To take a stand
How much
Can one heart hold

He sang some songs
About peace and love
And took a beatin'

From a billy club
How much
Can one heart hold


How much
Can one heart hold

A pound of dirt
Or a pound of gold
We may never know

The truth be told
How much
Can one heart hold


I met a woman
Who lost a son

On a chopper
In South Saigon
How much

Can one heart hold
I couldn't tell you
All the tears

She's cried
I guess she's gonna
'Til the day she dies

How much
Can one heart hold


If the heart
Is a bottomless pit
You gotta watch

What you put in it
How much
Can one heart hold

Before you know
It you're carrying around
A ton of stuff

That'll weigh you down
How much
Can one heart hold