If I go all alone to the north
Then, baby, we will know
That the will of every heart
Is to break and break and break and break and break
In the summer when we decided to be lovers
My mama was a shell in the sheets
And my daddy was a young boy
Unraveling in front of me
There were days when you were my only hope
On my break, call you crying on the phone
Made me laugh, and know it ain't no sin
To try and start my day all over again
If you come all the way to the north
Then maybe we're ignoring what is wrong
But every time I ask, you swear to me
"Baby, it was this city all along"
If I go all alone to the north
Then, baby, we will know
That the will of every heart
Is to break and break and break and break and break