It's the third-hardest thing I'll ever do Leavin' here without you And the second-hardest thing I'll ever do Is tellin' her about you She's been good to me when things were goin' rough How can I tell her now, good ain't good enough Oh, the hardest thing I've ever had to do Is holding her, and loving you ♪ If she'd give me one good reason, I'd be gone She ain't done one thing wrong So don't expect me just to walk out of the door I still love her, but I love you more She's been good to me when things weren't goin' right She made my days long before you made my nights So the hardest thing I've ever had to do Is holding her, and loving you ♪ Yeah, the hardest thing I've ever have to do Is holding her, and loving you Girl, the hardest thing I've ever have to do Is holding her, and loving you