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  Slim Chances Romance: Broken Hearted Mon 28 Feb 2005  

Mon 28 Feb

Recently, following on from discussions about Valentine's Day, one of my discussion topics in the classroom has been "Romance". The question is: we all feel attraction from time to time, what do we do about it? In particular here in Sudan: where holding hands or kissing in public are illegal, and where young people live with an extended family and have no private place to go.

We talk about getting to know the other person and developing the "relationship" perhaps with messages, gifts and outings, and in time deciding whether what you have is "love" or good old-fashioned "lust". We look at phrases and vocabulary like "in your dreams", heartache, sweetheart, girlfriend and "just friends", and I finish off with the lyrics of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" (as sung by Jimmy Ruffin).

As far as I can tell couples in Sudan sit in the park and sip Pepsi for a year then either get married or try someone else.

What becomes of the broken hearted (Jimmy Ruffin)
As I walk this land with broken dreams
I have visions of many things
Love's happiness is just an illusion
Filled with sadness and confusion,
What becomes of the broken hearted
Who had love that's now departed?
I know I've got to find
Some kind of peace of mind
Maybe.
The fruits of love grow all around
But for me they come a tumblin' down.
Every day heartaches grow a little stronger
I can't stand this pain much longer
I walk in shadows searching for light
Cold and alone no comfort in sight,
Hoping and praying for someone to care
Always moving and goin' nowhere
What becomes of the broken hearted
Who had love that's now departed?
I know I've got to find
Some kind of peace of mind
Maybe.
I'm searching though I don't succeed,
But someone look, there's a growing need.
Oh, he is lost, there's no place for beginning,
All that's left is an unhappy ending.
Now what's become of the broken-hearted
Who had love that's now departed?
I know I've got to find
Some kind of peace of mind
I'll be searching everywhere
Just to find someone to care.
I'll be looking everyday
I know I'm gonna find a way
Nothing’s gonna stop me now
I'll find a way somehow
I'll be searching everywhere
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