Shawn Colvin/Lucy Kaplansky Heart On Ice by Judith Zweiman Bm A Bm A As I sit in the all night diner Bm A Bm A You return to your easy chair Bm A Bm A You awake to your work and your woman Bm A Gmaj 7 And I'll dream that it's me lying there Bm A Bm A You can look in my eyes but you'll never know Bm A Bm A There's an ache inside that I never show Gmaj 7 A defensive device A Bm A Bm A Meant to keep my heart on ice Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A I keep my heart on ice I chill my holy soul Bm A Bm I shield my fragile eggshell love Gmaj 7 A From attack during the groundswell Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A I'll act the part so well I'll play my finest role Bm A Bm But the furies take their toll and their price Gmaj 7 Bm A Bm A Is to keep my heart on ice Bm A Bm A As I sit in the all night diner Bm A Bm A You leaned back in your nightclub seat Bm A Bm A I went out with two friends and a stranger Bm A Gmaj 7 With a laugh and a pang of defeat Bm A Bm A Bm But I looked in your eyes as I turned to go Bm A Bm Was there something there that you couldn't show Gmaj 7 A defensive device Bm A Bm Meant to keep your heart of ice Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A You keep your heart on ice you chill your holy soul Bm A Bm You shield your fragile eggshell love Gmaj 7 A From attack during the groundswell Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A You act the part so well you'll play your finest role Bm A Bm But the furies take their toll and their price Gmaj 7 Bm A Bm A Is to keep my heart on ice Bm A Bm A As I sit in the all night diner Bm A Bm A I was thinking of you at the bar Bm A Bm A And the smiles and the jests and the whispers Bm Gmaj 7 As I watched once again from afar Bm A Bm A But I looked in your eyes and I never knew Bm A Bm A Did I read you wrong did I misconstrue Gmaj 7 Bm The defensive device I will keep my heart on ice Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A I keep my heart on ice I chill my holy soul Bm A Bm I shield my fragile eggshell love Gmaj 7 A From attack during the groundswell Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A I'll act the part so well I'll play my finest role Bm A Bm But the furies take their toll and their price Gmaj 7 Bm A Bm A Is to keep my heart on ice From Fast Folks Records FF 306/307 Aug/Sept 1986 Volume 3