Once you love, you care
Once you love, once you trust it
Sultans and kings beat a path to his door
Had everything but still wanted more
In a sad little house at the end of the road
Once you trust it, once you care
He lost someone dear to him once long ago
And everyone swore he'd gone crazy down there
Once you give, your soul is bare
Once you trust it, once you care
When you think it's safe outside
Once you love, once you trust it
Once you love, once you trust it
One false move and know you're busted
Well, I knew an old man who lived all alone
Once you trust it, once you care
Once you give, your soul is bare
You can run but you can't hide
'Cause once you love, you care
You keep it all inside
One false move and know you're busted
He remembers the laughter and still tastes the tears
His gold lost its luster when love died that day
Once you give, your soul is bare
One day in spring came a lady so fair
He sat on the front porch in an old rocking chair
'Cause once you love, you care
He'd never looked on a beauty so rare
Look behind you, love will find you
One false move and know you're busted
But no one comes near so how could they know
He still calls her name out after all of these years
But he didn't trust her so locked her away
