Heartbreak Songs - Part IV

Seeing that I recently passed the milestone of my second year of being divorced, this event motivated me to share a few of the "Heartbreak Songs" that have kept me company during this particular season of my life.

This is the last post in this series, and I left the best for the end. This song cuts to the core within seconds of hearing those opening chords. (Also, great job on the piano by Bruce Hornsby!) If these can be of help to anyone unfortunate enough to being stuck in the mires of heartbreak, here you go!

P.S. - You will get through this!

I Can't Make You Love Me (by Bonnie Raitt)

Turn down the lights

Turn down the bed

Turn down these voices inside my head

Lay down with me

Tell me no lies

Just hold me close, don't patronize

Don't patronize me

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't

You can't make your heart feel something it won't

Here in the dark, in these final hours

I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power

But you won't, no you won't

'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't

I'll close my eyes, then I won't see

The love you don't feel when you're holding me

Morning will come and I'll do what's right

Just give me till then to give up this fight

And I will give up this fight

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't

You can't make your heart feel something it won't

Here in the dark, in these final hours

I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power

But you won't, no you won't

'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't