The Heart Of The Matter with Lyrics - Don Henley (studio version)

[4444Werty]

Sometimes forgiveness is necessary in doing our part... We lead an example by doing so with circumspect... for some need to learn from unforgiveness.

Yet, all should be guided by reason and motivated by love.

[jeannieby3]

you added something incredible to what was already an incredible song. Thanks for that.

[MrJoeyfromdabx]

HEARD IT TOOK HIM 20 YEARS TO WRITE THIS

[micro26ify]

such an awesome lyrics ... whoooo can't help me really... forgiveness forgiveness... even if .. even if you don't LOve Me anymore... ahahaaa

[maxshiffman]

I would put these lyrics right up there with the best songs of all time...John Lennon, Brian Wilson, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney- Don Henley can write wtih the best of 'em.

[irish00104]

Bill Laimbeer meet Kevin Duckworth

[tommyonepercenter]

does ANYONE put out a song like this anymore ?

[primusinterpares99]

@tommyonepercenter no. 

[TheDwaynePereira]

heard this song at 16 and didnt take much from it. 2 years later and I realized how clear and powerful these lyrics are

[LisaandLaine1117]

omg....your words at the end of this video are awesome.....I have been struggling for months....Im balling like a baby now...thank you so much for these words....

[bbv001]

@LisaandLaine1117 get over it

[MrHilda06]

que hermoda cancion,,me fascina!!!!

[jbarkerhill92]

poo poo

[08selinakyle]

5 people have dirty laundry

[OTTODDROCK]

Really SIMPLE words in the hands of Don Henley results in a masterpiece .Yea I love this song,its a sad song and Don easily manages to touch your heart...thnks Don

[MsCurlyHeadDarkness4]

cried the first time I heard this song....... still do :(

[umakemyday2020]

funny how i make jokes about this song, bu in reallity this song makes makes me sad everytime i hear it, because it reminds of the day my ex gf felll out of love! i'm not sure now if i i'm just insecure, because i got no one or if i really loved her.

[TheKeymover]

OMG!!!! Could you at least get the timing right??!!?? And what's with the back and forth wavy thing over the lyrics near the end!!!!!!!!!!! How is anyone supposed to take that? put the lyrics up before we need to sing them for goodness sake!!!!! (I'm being EXTREMELY mild in my choice of wording! :-) )

[paradise1062]

How can I see the lyrics of this song, sometimes I can and other times i cant...i see it on screen but i want the typed version...one of my all time favorite songs....Reminds me SOOOO MUCH OF MY BROTHER GREG...GOD I MISS HIM EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY... i HAVE SAID THIS A 1000'S TIMES AND i WILL PROBLY SAY A MILLION MORE... ...HE AND I WOULD SING THIS....ALL THE THINGS I THOUGHT I NEW I'M LEARNING AGAIN....SO TRUE...:))) rsvp....thanks...:0

[CaptRon31035]

sleep well o precious one- love -daddy

[carolineVanDriessche]

Listening to the Eagles, and especially Don Henley is addictive. Very careful in how you use it! I'm looking for "Do Something" by the Eagles and sung by Timothy B. Schmitt, with Lyrics please, if possible. Thanks people..

[FougereLohnes]

Karen and I love this song, we have since it first hit the air waves!

John & Karen (FougereLohnes)

[aprildawnlalala]

The heart of the matter: we are not necessarily missin them but hurting cause we havent worked thro the leftover pain.relationships can haunt us when we dont fully understand what happan or y reacted...what wer missen isnt this man but our own self respect...we only long for them 4 closure, 2 get proof we loveable ,an 2 understand y he behaved the way he did. but gettin involved wit an ex (or someone like him) is NOT the answer. UNDERSTAND urSELF MORE FULLY AN 2 UNDERSTAND truE NATURE O love

[ThePhoenix1112]

@aprildawnlalala I understand you on this one, my mother had just went through a nasty seperation and divorce from my stepfather, which is a long story, by the way. It does not just hurt the person caught in the relationship that does not work. It also hurts everyone involved in that family. I know that it will take time for my mother to heal but I hope that she will find the grace to allow herself to forgive her Ex and receive the closure and peace of mind that she deserves

[umakemyday2020]

"the flesh will get weak...and the asses will scatter".

[TheKeymover]

@umakemyday2020 "the ASHES will scatter"! :-)

[umakemyday2020]

@TheKeymover i knew that. i was just being funny.

[zoeymays1]

This is such a beautiful song

[AudioInklined]

when ever I heard Sheryl's cover of "first cut" coming on, I'm hoping for this track...but no.

[shalloend]

@AudioInklined I would've rather heard her cover this than "First Cut"

[tcdarden13]

one kind word... Your lyrics were great, but they were a bit late for a sing along. Perhapss if you chopped a secnd r two off of the front end(of the video), the timing would be much more effective.

[nncylgarrett]

Don Henley is the best!!

It is about forgivness. Forgiveness free's you from your enemies power to hurt you.

[kissandra]

Don Henley flippin rocks

[durangirly]

I saw this live at the Santa Barbara Bowl tonight. Hadn't heard it in years, but it sure is about what I'm going through now...And the concert was excellent. Don Henley is such a talent!

[deejaydan313]

It made me, after years and years, finally understand. It's about forgiveness.

[tiediegoddess]

namaste james

[ChihuahuaboyDH]

A great (but sad) song by Don Henley! This was back when good pop music was still being made. 1990 was a great year for pop music! Folks like MC Hammer, Mariah Carey & Phil Collins joined Don on the charts when "Heart of the Matter" was released. Don Henley is one fine songwriter, & knows how to put emotion into whatever he writes!

Bravo, Don!

[Nicasitojoe]

Great freaking song!!!

Now I'm going to my little corner of my room and cry for a good while.

It brings lots of memories and lots of good times--and bad times.

: (

[debrdionne]

Doesn't matter how long ago...listening to this song brings it all back

[MrJohnged]

great song true feelings!!

[ronicabo01]

This song is single-handedly going to change my life. It's going to help me forgive people and move on. 

[tiner1964]

This song...can be perceived in so many different relationships...that are broken...not only a marriage...my goodness it's a message to my mother now after 30 years..when my dad passed away when I was 14 and she put me in a foster home...well we still do not speak and this is a song i would like her to hear so she can understand...

[pencilfart]

VERY WELL DONE

[wanamcgrew]

This song applies in so many situations...a marriage that has gone stale and after years two people that live in the same house become strangers and both have let things and others come between them. The love that they had is no longer there...a place they once thought they would never be. To be apart is not an option but forgiveness is needed just to exist and not be angry for everything they wanted it to be.

[footballbeast67123]

I too am in the process of ending a 30 yr marriage, which is surreal to me.....working through the anger I have for myself and for him is toxic so this song is priceless. 

[DoctoTisHurr]

@footballbeast67123 Why woulja be ending a 30yr Marriage?

[03DODGEMAN]

I just got that same call last week, it was hard to swallow, but I've learned to accept it. She looks happy with him. i'm glad for her. I just hope she really worked on the things that she needed to before she brought someone else into her life. I've forgiven her for her mistakes, now im trying to forgive myself for mine. It's harder than I ever though it would be,

[musicloverdude5]

@03DODGEMAN I swear if that ever happens to me I will commit suicide. If I ever, EVER here that the girl I have feelings for is in another relationship I grab a gun and shoot myself in front of her.

[Ivansanzana]

It's amazing how clear and powerful these words are when you have a broken heart............

[arago41]

I am in the process of ending a 30 yr marriage. We are trying to come out of this and still stay friends. And it is forgiveness that will get us there.

[linksrechs444]

i forgot how much i love this song. thank you for putting this together so nicely.

[nwobuster75]

This song always touches a nerve with me. I can never get through it without shedding a tear.

[DamnDanish]

There are people in your life who've come and gone

They let you down and hurt your pride

Better put it all behind you; life goes on

You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside

Just about says it all. Thanks for making this vid.

[Rafuzee]

Awesome Song, very Unique and un-used colors of a blue background and white writing...definitely Not used by 75% of Youtube Video Makers. :P

[MsAinemaire]

Love this song.

[Reitergeneral666]

No im not in a split. 12 Years of happy Mariage! And the best is: We love us as we met the first Time.

[mimi2julia]

I miss you baby....:(

[electrodominicus]

Mega-like!!!

[lipglossgirly101]

It just puts you through so much pain when someone you love decides to let go of you, just when you dont want to. Some people make mistakes, and others need to learn to forgive and forget. But when you make a really big mistake its hard to do that. But in the end being with them again makes it all worth it. :)

[michaelrk20042]

I am especially impressed with the personal touch at the end. Thank you.

[DDsupertramp]

You know this is something...as beautiful as the idea of a beautiful life,though we have to go through times when the best thing to do is only forgive even the misfortune of life......as life should go on with the time. when you forgive you love and when you love, god's light shines through you.

[ogdocvato]

@DDsupertramp You speak like a "Master of Reality"

[angelflyn2low]

LOVE!!! Great video...masterpiece of a song...thank u 4 posting this!

[TakaraStarChan]

I love how intelligent this song is. It really gets you thinking.

[pkerfanga]

Don Henley's lyrics are so amazing in every song. I find myself quoting him nearly daily. Such a legendary talent

[wenditayanko]

im learning to live without you now,but i miss you sometimes....the more i know the less i understand.....

[MrMsirius1]

Thanks.........



[MishaAtreides]

"I'm learning to live without you now, but I miss you sometimes"

How utterly simple, and yet poignant, that single sentence is...

[ladybug1951]

@MishaAtreides Yes, isn't it?

And "The more I know, the less I understand, all the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again."

A relationship I had 8 years ago? Well ... I haven't dated since. This song tells it all.

[MidwesternWhisper]

@ladybug1951 I have a friend that fits your time frame. Long time to be single.

[ladybug1951]

@MidwesternWhisper I don't need a man. I already have a dog. =]

[MidwesternWhisper]

@ladybug1951 haha. I true answer that really means "I need a man that's BETTER than a friendship with a dog." Good luck!! There are certainly men out there that are worthy of that stature!

[ladybug1951]

@MidwesternWhisper I'm sure there are but God will have to drop him in my lap cause I ain't lookin. lol

[MidwesternWhisper]

@ladybug1951 well whatever works for u i guess!

[ladybug1951]

@MidwesternWhisper You know what I meant. Didn't you? If one comes along... but I'm not looking. Usually that's when a good one does come along. But... I'm too old to worry about it. LOL

[MidwesternWhisper]

@ladybug1951 ha! im 37...no i havent been single too much in my adult life, but hey I can envision!

[ladybug1951]

@MidwesternWhisper You know what I meant. Didn't you? If one comes along... but I'm not looking. Usually that's when a good one does come along. But... I'm too old to worry about it. LOL Also, the comment "The more I know, the less I understand" Was me to her. And I suppose that is quite true of me also.

[MishaAtreides]

@ladybug1951 That's sad, lady. Truly. I hate to think of anyone having to go through such pain.

[MidwesternWhisper]

@MishaAtreides "The more I know, the less I understand"....amen!

[MishaAtreides]

@MidwesternWhisper Amen, brother!

[atnguy]

@MidwesternWhisper Don Henley, a modern day Socrates.

[jasonalexander4421]

@MishaAtreides douche

[nevadadrummer]

@MishaAtreides,,,,,,, THats exactly wha I thought when I read that lyric. Thts kinda how this entire song is. simple but yet way pwoerful..