Oh, you're breaking my spirit and you're hurting my ears 
Little darling, when I hold you close 
You have laid in my bed since the day we were wed 
But when you're sleeping I like you the most 

'Cause your voice is a needle on a record that's broke 
The only one, babe, that you ever play 
And these days it skips more, and it was not that good before 

Oh, lord, help me love you, babe 
Oh, lord, help me love you, babe 

Well, long ago, I was foolish, long ago, I was young 
You were a waitress on Route 13 
I was hungry for eggs, back then you had nice legs 
And the rest is just history 

Now your voice is a needle on a record that's broke 
The only one, babe, that you ever play 
And these days it skips more, and it was not good before 

Oh, lord, help me love you, babe 
Oh, lord, help me love you, babe 

Through thick and thin, that's the way that we swore 
But you ain’t been thin since the children were born 
Oh, lord, how I try, yeah, you know that I do 
But it ain't easy loving you 

Cause your voice is a needle on a record that's broke 
The only one, babe, that you ever play 
And these days it skips more, and it was not good before 

Oh, lord, help me love you, babe 
Oh, lord, help me love you, babe 
Oh, lord, help me love you, babe