Cher released her cover of “Heart of Stone” as the fourth North American and third European single release from her nineteenth studio album of the same name (1989) on January 23, 1990.
The video featured Cher in a dark room with old clips of herself projected onto screens in the background. The vid...
[Verse 1]
Beneath the white fire of the moon
Love's wings are broken all too soon
We never learn, hurt together, hurt alone
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was a heart of stone?
[Verse 2]
We turn the wheel and break the chain
Put steel to steel and laugh at pain
Where dreamers and castles are made of sand
The road to Eden's is overgrown
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was made of stone?
[Verse 3]
Look at the headlines
Big crowd at the crazy house
Long queue for the Joker's shoes
Ten rounds in the ring with love
Do you lose and win or win and lose?
Sweet rain like mercy in the night
(Lay me down, wash away the sorrow)
Caress my soul and set it right
(Lay me down, show me your tomorrow)
Summer tears, winter and the moment's flown
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was made of stone?
Mercy, mercy wish your heart was a heart of stone
[Bridge]
Get the picture: no room for the innocent
Peak season in Lonely Town
Knocked out of the ring by love
Are you down and up or up and down?
I asked the river for a sign
(In my dreams we go on together)
How long is love supposed to shine?
(In my dreams diamonds are forever)
But you and I - we hurt together, hurt alone
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was a heart of stone?
[Outro]
Mercy, mercy wish your heart was a heart of stone
(In a heart of stone, you'll be well protected)
Don't you sometimes wish your heart made of stone?
(In a heart of stone, you'll be well protected)
Mercy, mercy wish your heart was a heart of stone
(In a heart of stone, you'll be well protected)
Don't you sometimes wish your heart made of stone?
(In a heart of stone, you'll be well protected)
Mercy, mercy wish your heart was a heart of stone
Heart of Stone was written by Peter Sinfield & Andy Hill.
Heart of Stone was produced by Peter Asher.
Cher released Heart of Stone on Tue Jan 23 1990.