Music by elton john Lyrics by bernie taupin Available on the album breaking hearts They used to say that boys are tough as nails In every way he keeps his heart as guarded as a jail Now things have changed, I feel so old Like any girl could drag my heart across the coals I was always there in the thick of things I always had the heart of every woman on a string The danger zone shone from my eyes It seemed like every inch I gained became a mile Itв's not the night reaching in and touching me Itв's just that breaking hearts ainв't what it used to be It seems that time has killed that cruel streak in me And breaking hearts ainв't what it used to be Itв's not the light shining in and catching me Itв's just that breaking hearts ainв't what it used to be But time has come and cast a spell on me And breaking hearts ainв't what it used to be And now I know what lonely means I used to give so little and gain everything The darkest part of every day Is the shadow of another girl as she turns and walks away Canв't say I blame them all for being hurt After all I treated each and every one like dirt Who wants a heart thatв's never home I face the facts and lock myself into a life alone