Cold Thin Air

I asked you where your heart was
You said, “In that cupboard over there”
But when I looked the only thing I found
Was the cold thin air
You laughed at me, said I was foolish
How could I buy such a thing?

I asked you where your heart was
You said in that fire over there
But when I looked the only thing I found
Was the cold thin air
You laughed at me, said I was foolish
How could I buy such a thing?
The only way to find your heart
Was with a diamond ring

I put flowers all those places
I put flowers at your feet
I spoke words from deep in my heart
But they found no heart to meet

I asked you where your heart was
Not under stone or in a cupboard bare
You said, “You’ll find it in the churchyard
“in the cold thin air”
I laughed at myself, I was so foolish
I knew I’d never find it there
Because, my girl, there just ain’t no heart
In the cold thin air

Q: vocals, acoustic guitar
M: banjo, vocals
J: bass