How Do You Tell the One

Today, I felt a pain inside my heart

The thought of leaving you was on my mind

If I've been deceiving you, it's all because I'm blind

'Cause I care for you more than you know

Oh, lady

Although my heart says go

Today, I saw the tears inside your eyes

The thought of hurting you, I'd rather die

If I'm deserting you, I don't mean to make you cry

'Cause I care for you more than you know

Yeah, I know

Although my heart says

How do you tell the one you love goodbye for good?

Or even know if you should?

And how do you say the words you thought you never could?

When you promised her that your love was true

Said I'd never think of leaving you

Tell me how can love be cruel?

Oh, I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know

Yeah, baby, today I felt a pain inside my heart

The thought of leaving you had crossed my mind

If I've been deceiving you, baby, it's all because I'm blind

'Cause I care for you more than you know, baby

Although my heart says

How do you tell the one you love goodbye for good?

How do you do that tenderly?

Or even know, if you should, you really really really should, baby?

And how do you say the words you thought you never could?

Promised her your love was true

Said I'd never think about leaving you, baby

How can love, I want to know, baby

How can love, I want to know, lady

How can you live a lie when you know it's wrong

And you know it's not right

When you say you do, but you know you don't

When you say that you will, but you know that you won't

When you're not alive, you should let it die

Just let go, let it go, all the pain that's inside

Tell me, how do you know, tell me how to let go

Tell me how, how, how, how?

How do you tell the one you love goodbye for good?

I wanna know 'bout you, lady

Or even know if you should, even if you really should, baby?

And how do you say the words you thought you never could?

Promised her your love was true

Said I'd never, never, never think of leaving you

How can love be cruel, oh baby

I want to know, though, lady

Be cruel?