They treat me like a king
They give me everything
They treat me like a god
They do just what I want
Tell me why?
Why oh why?
Why do I hurt them?
Why do I make them fight?
How can I desert them, call them in the night?
It's a hard love
It's a hard, hard love
It's a hard love
It's a hard, hard love
They treat me like a man
They say they understand
They tell me it's okay
They won't go away
Tell me why?
Why oh why?
Why do I use them?
Why do I make them pay?
How can abuse them?
How can I just shrug and say
It's a hard love
It's a hard, hard love
It's a hard love
It's a hard, hard love
This is politics; it's religion
It's the matters of the heart
Where's the balance?
Where's the justice?
How did this start?
It's a hard hard love
She treats me like a clown
She lets me hang around
She treats me like a fool
She lets me think I'm cool
Tell me why?
Oh why? Why do I need her?
Why does she take my breath?
How can she drive me into rock and roll lovin' death?
It's a hard love
It's a hard, hard love
It's a hard love
It's a hard, hard love