I know I've always been Such a hard, hard man to love Thought I gave the best I could But my best just wasn't good enough All my intentions just get misunderstood 'Cos a hard lovin' man is a hard man to love So many times I should have let my feelings show And I know that it don't mean much But there's something you should know I'm closer to heaven Than I've ever been When I'm with you That's where I belong I'm closer to heaven Than I've ever been And you don't know what you got till it's gone I watch my dreams go down the river I sit here thinking what might have been And these four walls start closing in You can't turn back time And when push comes to shove Well a hard lovin' man is a hard man to love Deep in my heart There's a fire still burns for you From the good times to the bad times All the times that we've been through I'm closer to heaven Than I've ever been When I'm with you That's where I belong I'm closer to heaven Than I've ever been And you don't know what you got till it's gone Days keep getting longer And the nights they seem so cold When you ain't with the one that you love Time after time I should have let my feelings show And I know that it don't mean much But there's something you should know I'm closer to heaven Than I've ever been When I'm with you That's where I belong I'm closer to heaven Than I've ever been And you don't know what you got till it's gone Don't know what you got Till it's gone