as the bitter tears fall from your eyes oh a thousand times you ask yourself why the one guy you loved has departed and you re left alone and brokenhearted girl love just comes and it goes how long it s gonna last nobody knows girl that s the way love is baby i know you re walkin down a lonesome road and your heart is carryin a heavy load i know you feel like you ain t got a friend oh and your whole world s cavin in but now it s time to be strong you ve gotta forget him now that s he s gone and just remember that s the way love is love can be a hurting thing or it can be warm as warm as a breath of spring when love is present everything s alright but when it s gone you toss and turn all night now listen girl oh i know love gets rough sometimes but don t let it get the best of you girl i ve been hurt by love yeah yes i have so i know just what you re goin through oh you wish that you were never born oh you ll forget him one that he s gone and just remember that s the way love is that s the way oh that s the way love is honey  love is here today and gone tomorrow all your joy turns to sorrow one day gladness the next day sadness that s the way love is that s the way love is