As the bitter tears fall from your eyesA thousand times you ask yourself whyThe one guy you love has departedA little left alone and broken heartedGirl, love just comes and it goesHow long it's gonna last, nobody knowsGirl, that's the way love isThat's the way love isI know you're walkin' down a lonesome roadAnd your heart's carryin' a heavy loadI know you feel like you ain't got a friendOh, your whole world is cavin' inBut now's the time to be strongYou gotta rock it now that it's goneAnd just remember, yeahLove isThat's the wayThat's the way love isLove can be a hurtin' thingAnd it can be as warm as a breath of springWhen love is pricin' everything's alrightBut when it's gone you toss and turn all nightListen, girl, the road of love is rough sometimesDon't let it get the best of youGirl, I've been had by love, yeah, yes I haveI know it's what you're goin' throughYou wish that you were never bornOh, it's worse than hell now that it's goneAnd just remember, yeahLove isThat's the wayThat's the way love isLove is here today, gone tomorrowAll of your joy turned to sorrowOne day love is, the next day sadnessThat's the way love isThat's the way love isThat's the way love is