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How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Dominique Simon January 12, 2019
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Al Green

A soulful performance from a young Al Green… Originally written by the Bee Gees, this song speaks gently and meaningfully to the expression of one's sorrow, and ultimately, to the lesson of surrender.  We've included the lyrics below.

I can think of younger days

When living for my life

Was everything a man could want to do

I could never see tomorrow

But I was never told about the sorrow

How can you mend a broken heart?

How can you stop the rain from falling down?

How can you stop the sun from shining?

What makes the world go round?

How can you mend this broken man?

How can a loser ever win?

Please help me mend my broken heart

And let me live again

I can still feel the breeze

That rustles through the trees

And misty memories of days gone by

We could never see tomorrow

But no one said a word about the sorrow

How can you mend a broken heart?

How can you stop the rain from falling down

How can you stop the sun from shining

What makes the world go round

And how can you mend this broken man?

How can a loser ever win?

Please help me mend my broken heart

And let me live again

La la la la la la, la la la la

La la la la la la, la la la la

Please help me mend my broken heart

And let me live again

Da da da da

Da da da da, da da da da da, da

— Lyrics by Bary and Robin Gibb


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Dominique Simon
Dominique launched Allies in Recovery in 2003. Her work has been featured on HBO and NPR. She is a facilitator and a trained speaker on issues of addiction and the family. She has worked extensively developing and evaluating federally-funded substance abuse programs for organizations and clinics throughout Massachusetts and New York. With an interest in recovery and substance abuse that spans 20 years, she sees a huge need to help families develop the skills to help a loved one recover fully in a supportive, whole, and lasting way in their families and in their communities. Her mission is to have Allies in Recovery fill that gap.

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