Artist: Jackson Browne

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In The Shape Of A Heart

It was a ruby that she wore
On a chain around her neck
In the shape of a heart
In the shape of a heart
It was a time I won't forget
For the sorrow and regret
And the shape of a heart
And the shape of a heart
I guess I never knew
What she was talking about
I guess I never knew
What she was living without

People speak of love don't know what they're thinking of
Wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
Speak in terms of belief and belonging
Try to fit some name to their longing
People speak of love

There was a hole left in the wall
From some ancient fight
About the size of a fist
Or something thrown that had missed
And there were other holes as well
In the house where our nights fell
Far too many to repair
In the time that we were there

People speak of love don't know what they're thinking of
Reach out to each other though the push and shove
Speak in terms of a life and the learning
Try to think of a word for the burning

You keep it up
You try so hard
To keep a life from coming apart
And never know
What breaches and faults are concealed
In the shape of a heart

It was the ruby that she wore
On a stand beside the bed
In the hour before dawn
When I knew she was gone
And I held it in my hand
For a little while
And dropped it into the wall
Let it go, heard it fall

I guess I never knew
What she was talking about
I guess I never knew
What she was living without
People speak of love don't know what they're thinking of
Wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
Speak in terms of a life and the living
Try to find the word for forgiving

You keep it up
You try so hard
To keep a life from coming apart
And never know
The shallows and the unseen reefs
That are there from the start
In the shape of a heart

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2. About My Imagination
3. Ah But Sometimes
4. Ah, But Sometimes
5. Alive In The World
6. All Good Things
7. And I See
8. Anything Can Happen
9. Baby How Long
10. Before The Deluge
11. Birds Of St. Marks
12. Black And White
13. Boulevard
14. Bound For Colorado
15. Call It A Loan
16. Candy
17. Casino Nation
18. Cast Off All My Fears
19. Chasing You Into Light
20. Cocaine
21. Colors Of The Sun
22. Crow On The Cradle
23. Culver Moon
24. Cut It Away
25. Daddy’s Tune
26. Disco Apocalypse
27. Doctor My Eyes
28. Doctor, My Eyes
29. Don’t You Want to Be There
30. Downtown
31. El Salvador
32. Enough Of The Night
33. Everywhere I Go
34. Farther On
35. First Girl I Loved
36. For A Dancer
37. For A Rocker
38. For America
39. For Everyman
40. For Taking the Trouble
41. Fountain Of Sorrow
42. Fourth And Main
43. From Silver Lake
44. Funny You Should Ask
45. Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight (Medley)
46. Gotta See A Man About A Daydream
47. Here Come Those Tears Again
48. Hold On Hold Out
49. Hold Out
50. Holding
51. How Long
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53. I Thought I Was A Child
54. I’ll do Anything
55. I’m Alive
56. I’m The Cat
57. I’ve Been Out Walking
58. I’ve Been Out Walking (These Days)
59. I’ve Been The One
60. If I Only Had A Brain
61. In My Time
62. In The Shape Of A Heart
63. Information Wars
64. It Is One
65. It’s Been Raining Here In Long Beach
66. Jamaica Say You Will
67. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
68. Knock On any Door
69. Late For The Sky
70. Lavender Bassman
71. Lavender Windows
72. Lawless Avenues
73. Lawyers In Love
74. Let It Be Me
75. Lights and virtues
76. Linda Paloma
77. Lives In The Balance
78. Looking East
79. Looking Into You
80. Love Me Lovely
81. Love Me, Lovely
82. Love Needs A Heart
83. Marianne
84. Melissa
85. Miles Away
86. My Opening Farewell
87. My Personal Revenge
88. My Problem Is You
89. My Stunning Mystery Companion
90. Never Stop
91. Nino
92. Nothing But Time
93. Of Missing Persons
94. On The Day
95. Our Lady Of The Well
96. Ready Or Not
97. Red Neck Friend
98. Rock Me On The Water
99. Rosie
100. Running On Empty
101. Say It Isn’t True
102. Sergio Leone
103. Shadow Dream Song
104. Shaky Town
105. She’s A Flying Thing
106. Sing My Songs To Me
107. Sing My Songs To Me (Early Version)
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109. Sleep’s Dark And Silent Gate
110. Soldier Of Plenty
111. Some Bridges
112. Somebody’s Baby
113. Someday Morning
114. SOMETHING FINE
115. Somewhere There’s A Feather
116. Song For Adam
117. Stay
118. Take It Easy
119. Take This Rain
120. Tender Is The Night
121. That Girl Could Sing
122. The Barricades Of Heaven
123. The Fairest Of The Seasons
124. The Fuse
125. The Late Show
126. The Light From Your Smile
127. The Load-out
128. The Naked Ride Home
129. The Night Inside Me
130. The Only Child
131. The Painter
132. The Pretender
133. The Rebel Jesus
134. The Road
135. The Road And The Sky
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139. Till I Go Down
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150. World In Motion
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152. You Love The Thunder
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155. You’ve Forgotten
156. Your Bright Baby Blues