Just before the old man's eyeballs fixed He went pale as an Eskimo He said, "Young man, I've been eighty-six But young man, before I go" I'm gonna leave you with a piece of advice Don't ever take advice from anyone It doesn't matter if you're naughty or nice You still get a lump of coal And if a heart breaks and nobody's around Tell me son, does it make a sound? If a heart breaks and nobody's around You know, when I was your age there were these neighbors of mine They tried to make the Lord save your mind Came knocking on my door one morning around six I told them where to stick their crucifix Come thirty years later, yes son, guess who Goes to church on Sunday like his neighbors do? I meet some good people there, some jackasses too Pretty much like the way it is everywhere What I'm getting at here, what I'm trying to say Son, I'm concerned that you're losing your way You keep down that cocky little road you're on You're gonna wind up underground alone And if a heart breaks and nobody's around Oh, does it make a sound? If a heart breaks and nobody's around Ooh, if a heart breaks and nobody's around Tell me son If a heart breaks and nobody's around Well, I sack away some money in my bottom drawer You can split that with your brother Y'all go wanna use that money for whatever you wanna use it for Just don't tell your mother