HOW DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE
Momma never told me how to love
Daddy never told me how to feelMomma never told me how to touch
Daddy never showed me how to healMomma never set a good example
Daddy never held momma's handMomma found everything hard to handle
Daddy never stood up like a manI walked alone, broken
Emotionally frozenGetting it on
Getting it wrongHow do you love someone
Without getting hurtHow do you love someone
Without crawling in the dirt
So far in my lifeClouds have blocked the sun
How do you love, how do you love someoneHow do you love, how do you love someone
I was always the chosen child
The biggest scandal I becameThey told me I'd never survive
But survival's my middle nameI walked alone, hoping
Just barely coping
Getting it onGetting it wrong
How do you love someoneWithout getting hurt
How do you love someoneWithout crawling in the dirt
So far in my lifeClouds have blocked the sun
How do you love, how do you love someoneHow do you love, how do you love someone
It's hard to talk
To see what's deep insideIt's hard to tell the truth
When you've always liedHow do you love someone
Without getting hurt
How do you love someoneWithout crawling in the dirt
So far in my lifeClouds have blocked the sun
How do you love, how do you love someoneHow do you love someone
And make it lastHow do you love someone (love someone)
Without tripping on the pastSo far in my life
Clouds have blocked the sunHow do you love, how do you love someone
How do you love, how do you love someone, someone