This song had its origins at an old time rock and roll concert. Iwas on staff at 
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, NE and several staff members, along with 
Brenda and I, went to hear a well known regional band play old rock and roll favorites. 
They talked me into getting up and trying to dance. I can't dance at all. Suddenly I was 
like a fish out of water.

At the time I was doing some marriage counseling with a couple who got married for all the 
wrong reasons. The night at the show became a metaphor for the lives of that couple.

By the way, I can't dance country either.

ONE HEART IS BREAKING
by James E. Nelson

1. They're sitting in a booth near the bar,
Caressing their drinks and watching the floor
Where couples are slow dancing in close embrace
But these two are trapped, being so out of place.

Refrain:
Two lives coming together to kindle the fire.
The're both wondering whether they've wasted entire
lives trying to make it work,
lying about the hurt,
dying to get a new start at love.
Instead the pain of the past
has held them both fast
and one heart is breaking
while the other turns cold.

2. His heart's never danced for this girl,
and without experience he doesn't know how
to lead her to true love, to kindle her heart,
and so she resists the invitation to start.

Refrain:

3. She once was a rock 'n roll queen
but the band's playing country, it's a whole different scene.
Shes afraid to take a chance, to follow his steps.
So they watch and wait in silence and they never get up.

Refrain:

4. They make their way to the door.
They can't dance the two step, and don't belong here.
As the music fades her heart begins to break,
while the hope in his soul turns to a cold ache.

Refrain: