New Strings on My Heart

[Verse 1]
He left me by the willow tree,
Where the river bends and sets you free.
Said, "Girl, it’s not you, it’s me,"
But his words cut deeper than the roots run deep.

[Prechorus]
Tried to stitch my heart with needle and thread,
But the more I tried, the more it bled.

[Chorus]
Now there’s new strings on my heart,
A tune I never thought would start.
From the ashes of his goodbye,
Came a love that reached the sky.
Oh, he broke me, tore me apart,
But now there’s new strings on my heart.

[Verse 2]
Met him at the hardware store,
He smiled like I’d seen that smile before.
His hands were rough, his laugh was kind,
And somehow he mended what was mine.

[Prechorus]
Told him my heart was a little worn,
He said, "That’s where love is reborn."

[Chorus]
Now there’s new strings on my heart,
A tune I never thought would start.
From the ashes of his goodbye,
Came a love that reached the sky.
Oh, he broke me, tore me apart,
But now there’s new strings on my heart.