The Hardest Thing (98°’s Version)

Yeah

Yeah, yeah

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye, yeah

Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye

Oh, yeah

Yeah, yeah

We both know that I shouldn't be here

This is wrong

And, baby, it's killing me, it's killing you

Both of us trying to be strong

I've got somewhere else to be

Promises to keep

Someone else who loves me

And trusts me fast asleep

Yeah, yeah

I've made up my mind

There is no turning back

She's been good to me

And she deserves better than that

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do

To look you in the eye, and tell you I don't love you

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie

To show no emotion when you start to cry

Please, don't cry

I can't let you see what you mean to me

When my hands are tied and my heart's not free

We're not meant to be

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do

Oh-oh

To turn around and walk away, pretending I don't love you

We will meet again

Fate has a place and time

Place and time

So you can get on with your life

Get on with your life

I've got to be cruel to be kind

To be kind

Like Dr. Zhivago

All my love, I'll be sending

Yeah

And you will never know

Know

'Cause there can be no happy ending

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do

Oh

To look you in the eye, and tell you I don't love you

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie

To show no emotion when you start to cry

I can't let you see what you mean to me

When my hands are tied and my heart's not free

We're not meant to be, oh

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do

Yes, it is

To turn around and walk away pretending I don't love you

Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye

Maybe another time, another day

And you know I can't do it, girl

Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye

Much as I want to, I can't stay

Oh-oh-oh

I've made up my mind

There is no turning back

She's been good to me

And she deserves better than that

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do

Yeah, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

To look you in the eye, and tell you I don't love you

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie

To show no emotion

Oh no

When you start to cry

Oh, baby, yeah

I can't let you see what you mean to me

When my hands are tied and my heart's not free

We're not meant to be, oh

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do

Oh-oh

To turn around and walk away, pretending I don't love you

You know I can't do it, girl

Living a lie

Oh yeah

What can I do?

Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye, yeah

Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye, yeah

Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye

What to do?

You know I can't do it, girl

Yeah, yeah

Living a lie