It was late after midnight I was sitting in a tavern I saw him playing cards And I went over to the old man He said, "I read inside the cards All about your life Do you want to know it? So listen to me" The Queen of Hearts The Queen of Hearts knows about life She knows all about the heartache Of the lovers in the night Can't you try to read the signs? The Queen of Hearts The Queen of Hearts knows about fate And the Queen of Hearts, she's telling me, "Run home to your love Run before it is too late" He shuffled all his cards And then he started dealing The Jack of Clubs, then Queen of Hearts I didn't know the meaning He said, "You'll lose your lover" I did not believe a word But when I got back home My baby was gone The Queen of Hearts The Queen of Hearts knows about life She knows all about the heartache Of the lovers in the night Can't you try to read the signs The Queen of Hearts The Queen of Hearts knows about fate And the Queen of Hearts, she?s telling me, 'Run home to your love, Run before it is too late