Hired Heart

I blend into the background

As the waitress says "last call"

A counterpoint companion

To the smoke and alcohol

I'm not the main attraction

A sideman, not a star

But until they turn the lights out

I'll be your hired heart

You don't really see me

In this corner of the bar

Guess I've learned to hide behind

The shape of my guitar

And even when you hum along

When your old favorite starts

I'm not the one you really want

I'm just your hired heart

Everybody knows

Nothing ever goes the way it should

Now would I ever treat myself so bad

If the money weren't so good?

Everybody knows

Nothing ever goes the way it should

Now would I ever treat myself so bad

If the money weren't so good?

So I'll keep on singing

What we're both afraid to feel

Oh, how your heart is aching

For a time when love was real

And even in this moment

There's a flame inside the spark

But I'll never feel the fire

No, I'm just your hired heart

I'm just your hired heart