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