A popular song from 1944
Words and music by Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Once I heard a saying
Now I know it’s true
And deep in my heart I’m hoping
That you’ll believe it, too
Refrain
You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn’t hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can’t recall
So, if I broke your heart last night
It’s because I love you most of all
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: