when you lose the one you love you heart goes through changes especially when your sweet memories still hold their thrill and just when you think the pain is all gone don t fool yourself cause here s the deal that s the way love works you ve got to hurt before you heal oh yes you have you gonna cry all you gonna cry and when the tears they may stop falling they may stop falling all down your face but they still fall down your heart you never know how long the wound will take to heal it might take months it could take years but that s the way love works you ve got to hurt oh before you heal i said before you heal you re gonna cry oh you re gonna cry and when the tears they may stop fallin they may stop fallin down your face but they still fall down your heart oh you never know how long the wound ll take to heal it might take months it could take years but that s the way love works uh huh you got to hurt well before you heal oh yes you have just when you think the pain is all gone don t fool yourself cause here s the deal and that s the way love works lord you got to hurt before you heal oh yes you have that s the way love works you got to hurt well before you heal let us sing it one more time that s the way love works lord you got to hurt before you heal oh yes you have that s the way love works lord you got to hurt before you heal fade