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Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Canonical path: /cowboy-junkies/you-ve-got-to-get-a-good-heart
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(You've Got To Get) a Good Heart
Read (You've Got To Get) a Good Heart lyrics by Cowboy Junkies on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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(You've Got To Get) a Good Heart
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Tell me what brings you closer my dear
is it the beauty or the fear
Tell me what keeps your interest here
is it the chill or is it the fever
Is it the terror or the grief
Is it the trigger or the breach
You’ve got to get a good heart
You need a good heart
Take me back to another time
When the birds brought forth the sun
Take me back to that golden year
When the pain brought forth the gun
You’ve got to get a good heart
You’ve got to get a good heart
Is it the beauty or the fear
Is it the chill or is it the fever
Take me back to another time
When the birds brought forth the sun
Leave it there it’s sad and tired
It’s time that we moved on
You need a good heart
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