The Hardest Thing (Original Version)

(Yeah)

Hey (uh)

(Uh)

Ooh

(Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)

(Yeah) (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)

Oh yeah (yeah)

We both know that I shouldn't be here

This is wrong

And, baby, it's killing me, it's killing you

Both of us tryna be strong

I've got somewhere else to be

Promises to keep

And someone else who loves me

And trusts me fast asleep (yeah, yeah)

I've made up my mind

There is no turning back (there's is no turning back)

She's been good to me

And she deserves better than that

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do

To look you in the eye and tell you I don't love you

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie

To show no emotion when you start to cry (please don't cry)

I can't let you see what you mean to me

When my hands are tied and my heart's not free

We're not meant to be

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (oh)

To turn around and walk away pretending I don't love you

I know that we'll meet again (yeah)

Fate has a place and time (place and time)

So you can get on with your life (get on with your life)

I've got to be cruel to be kind (to be kind)

Like Dr. Zhivago

All my love I'll be sending (yeah)

And you will never know (oh)

'Cause there can be no happy ending

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (oh)

To look you in the eye and tell you I don't love you

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie

To show no emotion when you start to cry

I can't let you see what you mean to me (don't want you to see)

When my hands are tied and my heart's not free

We're not meant to be, oh

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (yes it is)

To turn around and walk away pretending I don't love you

(Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)

Maybe another time, another day (you know I'll get through it, girl)

(Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye) as much as I want to, I can't stay

Oh, I've made up my mind

There is no turning back

She's been good to me

And she deserves better than that

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (yeah, oh)

To look you in the eye and tell you I don't love you

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie

To show no emotion (oh no) when you start to cry (oh baby, yeah)

I can't let you see what you mean to me

When my hands are tied and my heart's not free

We're not meant to be, oh no

It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (oh)

To turn around and walk away (turn around) pretending I don't love you

(You know I'll get through it, girl) (yeah, yeah)

(I'm livin' a lie)

Don't wanna live a lie

Oh yeah

What can I do? (Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)

Yeah (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)

Ooh (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)

Ooh, baby, oh yeah (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)

What to do, yeah, yeah