Thirteen valleys he has wandered for her love For he thinks he is the one that she dreams of But her bed was made elsewhere From the first day she got there Now he wanders thirteen valleys cryin' out Wanders thirteen valleys cryin' out It could'a been me I said it could'a been me A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on Thirteen valleys she has gone since the morning came For she gave so much that only love remains But her lover is long gone With the money she sent on Now he wanders thirteen valleys cryin' out Wanders thirteen valleys cryin' out It could'a been me I said it could'a been me A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on Her broken heart needs someone new to blame it on A broken heart will be forever In the lifetime A broken heart will try your love like none before And you may fight or you may run What was fast is now undone A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on Thirteen valleys lying silent in the haze Filled with the promises and spirits that we raise But the spirits all are ghost Of the ones we hurt the most They wander thirteen valleys cryin' out They wander thirteen valleys cryin; out It could'a been me I said it could'a been me A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on It could'a been me I said it could'a been me A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on A broken heart needs someone new to blame it on