Love's a Hard Game to Play

Wake up, my sweet child

There's something I've got to say to you tonight

Well, it's time you took a look inside

'Cause there's so much more to me than meets the eye

Well, there's more to love than makin' time

The harder you look, the more you'll find

It's never easy, no matter what they say

Love's a hard game to play

The heart's the price you pay

Love's a hard game to play

No matter what they say

Win or lose, no matter what they say

Love's a hard game to play

The problem here is not my fear

The trouble is you can't convince yourself

(You can't convince yourself)

For tonight, let's lose the past

Make love last, put our worries on the shelf

We've been through thick and thin, and back again

And we can endure love's sweet pain

Well remember, starting the fire is easy

The hardest part is learning how to keep the flame

Love's like walking a real fine line

You get too close and you'll go blind

Let go too long, it will drift away

Love's a hard game to play

The heart's the price you pay

Love's a hard game to play

No matter what you say

So win or lose, no matter what you say

Just when I feel like I'm losin' you

I hear those voices call

They say it's better to have lost at love

Then never to have loved at all

Lose or win, stand or fall

Stand tall

Well, there's more to love than makin' time

The harder you look, the more you'll find

It's never easy, no matter what they say

Love's a hard game to play, baby

Ooh

Love's a hard game to play

The heart's the price you pay

Love's a hard game to play

(Don't you know that?) No matter what you say

Love's a hard game to play

(So hard, baby)

The heart's the price you'll pay

(Yeah, the heart, baby)

No matter what they say

'Cause win or lose, no matter what they say

Well, love's a hard game to play

It's a hard game

It's a hard game

To play