The big hurtartist: miss toni fisher (peak billboard position # 3 in 1959)words and music by wayne shanklinnow it begins, now that you've goneneedles and pins, twilight till dawnwatching that clock till you returnlighting that torch and watching it burnnow it begins, day after daythis is my night, ticking awaywaiting to hear footsteps that say"love will appear and this time to stay"oh, each time you goi try to pretendit's over at lastthis time the big hurt will endnow it begins, now that you've goneneedles and pins, twilight till dawnbut if you go, come back againi wonder when, oh when will it end?the big hurtthe big hurtthe big hurttranscribed by ronald e. hontzronhontz@worldnet.att.net