I've Passed This Way Before

I'VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE Jimmy Ruffin Life lends a crushing blow And once again a heart is broken And as history repeats itself These few words are sadly spoken I've passed this way before And I've felt this pain before A hurt that took so long to end Has found my poor heart again As I watch love walking away It brings back old memories A familiar pain still feels the same Once again heartache has found me A dark cloud covered my heart Oh, when she told me goodbye Now there's nothing left but emptiness And the tears that fill my crying eyes I've passed this way before And I've felt this pain before A hurt that took so long to end Has found my poor heart again No matter how strong a man is Without love he walks in the dark If love deserts him it will surely hurt him Cos his weakness is his heart A lonely journey now stands before me The endless pain has started But this time I know the way Walking alone and broken hearted It so hard to face reality Knowing loneliness is my destiny Because I've passed this way before And I've felt this pain before A hurt that took so long to end Has found my poor heart again