When I gave up, you held up

When I ran out, you filled me up

When I kept runnin', you kept up

When I let you down you lifted me up



This is the way love is



When I couldn't find the words, you understood

When I didn't find the time, you were in no hurry

When I wouldn't make ends meet, you tied them together

When I cheated you kept to the rules



Well, this is the way love is

This is the way love is

When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror with no reflection



When I was keepin' it in, you were givin' out

When I was losin' out, you'd let me come back

When I was holdin' back, you were holdin' on

When I was losin' my cool you were keepin' your love warm



Well, this is the way love is

This is the way love is

When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror with no reflection



When I kept it all to myself like a miser holds on to his last dime

When I closed up myself like a desperate hand on a lifeline

Well I was bled, I was dried, all wrapped up in my pride

This is the way it is when you're on the wrong side



Well, this is the way love is

This is the way love is

When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror with no reflection