I've got the stake in my heart And the purple night erodes to grey I've got the stake in my heart And the sun will shine on my decay And the day has to start with the stake in my heart And I'm grateful you're a part of the stake in my heart I've got the stake in my heart And in the mirror I can see I've got the stake in my heart But there's no image there of me And it looks like a chart of the stake in my heart And I'm grateful you're a part of the sstake in my heart My heart's in the cellar, thumb-tacked to the floor And a vision of you in your bridal gown floats in at the door You know what's a stake, so you will stake your claim But my heart keeps pounding Pounding pounding pounding just the same I've got the stake in my heart It's a labor of love you undertake I've got the stake in my heart And it will bend but never break In the bull's eye the dart Is the stake in my heart And I'm grateful you're a part of the stake in my heart