Love is a four-letter word Why does it have to hurt Why does it have to hurt So good and so bad I'm the one you had And you’re still in my head Oh, you’re still in my head Because you didn’t really care for me You simply wanted to be there with me You simply wanted to show me off And you never asked me anything You never asked me if I wanted love You never really gave me any love For you, I just was some stuff That you brought along Love is a four-letter word Sometimes it really hurts Other times it feels so good But I would give you the world Yeah, I would give you the world But you don’t want the world You want someone else And you were so cruel You made me feel so small And I could never tell If you cared at all And you said you were a friend I found out in the end You are not a friend, no You are not a friend But I believe that I will prevail And in the end I’ll have my own story to tell Yeah, I believe that maybe you meant well Because you’d never been loved You’d never been loved yourself In the end you, you’d never been loved yourself Love is a four-letter word I can think of a few words That don’t hurt as much And I, I, I promise I’ll learn How to love myself Because that comes first Yes, that comes first And I believe that you meant well And in the end I’ll call you up and say it’s ok No, I don’t feel No, I don’t feel the pain I got enough love For the whole, for the whole world I got enough love For the whole, for the whole world I got enough love For the whole, for the whole world I’ve got enough love, love, love For the whole world ay, ay So love, love, love yourself Give something to your heart Love, love, love yourself Give something to them all those lonely ones Who come around Don’t be scared they may hurt you Cause sometimes they may give you the gift Sometimes they’re gonna give you the gift Sometimes they’re gonna give you the gift