There is not a single word
in the whole world
That could describe the hurt
The dullest knife
just sawing back and forth
And ripping through the softest skin
there ever was
How were you to know?
Well, how were you to know?
And I, I hate to see your heart break
I hate to see your eyes
get darker as they close
But I've been there before
And I, I hate to see your heart break
I hate to see your eyes
get darker as they close
But I've been there before
Love happens all the time
To people who aren't kind
And heroes who are blind
Expecting perfect script in movie scenes
Once an awkward silent mystery
How were you to know?
Well, how were you to know-oh-oh?
And I, I hate to see your heart break
I hate to see your eyes
get darker as they close
But I've been there before
And I, I hate to see your heart break
I hate to see your eyes
get darker as they close
But I've been there before
For all the air that's in your lungs
For all the joy that is to come
For all the things that you're alive to feel
Just let the pain remind you
hearts can heal
Oh, how were you to know?
(How were you to know?)
Oh, how were you to know?
And I, I hate to see your heart break
I hate to see your eyes
get darker as they close
But I've been there before
And I, I hate to see your heart break
I hate to see your eyes
get darker as they close
But I've been there before