I Gambled My Heart
Buddy Holly Lyrics


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When you've loved someone and then found you've lost
Why must a true heart be left to pay the cost?
Why must a heart that has been true
Be broken and sad, so empty and blue?

I gambled my heart and I lost it to you
Now I'll spend my life wondering why I love you?
Someday, you'll know why I'm so blue
When you've gambled your heart and you've lost it too

Why must it be the one you want most of all
They'll build you up and then let you fall?




They'll lead you on, you'll think that they're true
They'll love you then leave you so empty and blue

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery's song "I Gambled My Heart" are about the pain that comes from loving someone deeply and then losing them. The singer is struggling with the fact that they gave their heart to this person, and yet they still lost them in the end. The lyrics question why a true heart has to suffer and be left to pay the cost when love is lost. The heart that once was filled with happiness, love, and companionship is now empty, broken, and sad.


The lyrics suggest that the singer took a gamble with their heart by loving this person so deeply, and now they have lost that bet. They are left wondering why they love this person and are filled with sadness and emptiness. The lyrics also touch on the universal experience of being led on by someone they thought was true only to have that person leave them feeling blue and empty.


Line by Line Meaning

When you've loved someone and then found you've lost
Why is it that when you lose someone you loved, your heart has to suffer the consequences?


Why must a true heart be left to pay the cost?
Why does a heart that was sincere have to suffer for the loss of love?


Why must a heart that has been true
Why does a heart that showed loyalty and honesty have to go through the pain of heartbreak?


Be broken and sad, so empty and blue?
Why does heartbreak leave you feeling desolate, unhappy, and hopeless?


I gambled my heart and I lost it to you
I took a chance on love and lost it to you.


Now I'll spend my life wondering why I love you?
Now I'll spend the rest of my life questioning why I fell in love with you.


Someday, you'll know why I'm so blue
One day, you'll realize why I feel so devastated and miserable.


When you've gambled your heart and you've lost it too
When you've taken a risk with your heart and lost it, you'll understand how I feel.


Why must it be the one you want most of all
Why is it always the person you desire the most that ends up hurting you?


They'll build you up and then let you fall?
They will make you feel special only to let you down in the end.


They'll lead you on, you'll think that they're true
They'll give you hope that they are sincere, but it will turn out to be false.


They'll love you then leave you so empty and blue
They will make you feel loved, but in the end, they will abandon you and leave you feeling unhappy and lonely.




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BOB MONTGOMERY

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