Once You Love Steve Earle

[Verse 1]
A long time ago, there lived a man
He had the world in the palm of his hand
Sultans and kings beat a path to his door
Had everything, but still wanted more

One day in spring came a lady so fair
He'd never looked on a beauty so rare
But he didn't trust her, so he locked her away
His gold lost its luster when love died that day

[Chorus]
Once you love, once you trust it
Once you give, your soul is bare
One false move and you know you're busted
Once you love, you care

[Verse 2]
Well, I knew an old man who lived all alone
In a sad little house at the end of the road
He sat on his front porch in an old rocking chair
And everyone swore he'd gone crazy down there

But no one comes near, so how could they know?
He lost someone dear to him once long ago
He remembers the laughter and still tastes the tears
He still calls her name out after all of these years