She found it wrapped in cloth by the side of the road
Tried to use to to kindle fire, Wondered if it might explode
She couldn't eat it and it made a lousy tool
Did nothing for her children, couldn't make them stay in school
It couldn't make her money, could barely get her high
Gave no hearing to her ears and gave no vision to her eyes
She left it there by the side of the road
It's just a piece of my heart
It was just a piece of my heart
Still so lost, so far from its owner
A child found it there buried in the garbage heap
It was under broken furniture all crippled underneath
She planted it in a garden, and sat there all alone
Watered it and nurtured it and hoped that one day it would grow
But time passed by and it refused to take
Though the soil was kindly given, it refused to come awake
The days grew longer and her patience came to part
It was just a piece of my heart
It's still just a piece of my heart
Cursed to forever be buried under something