They had a love they could never walk away from He said she fit him like his favorite jeans A little tattered with some holes in the pockets From wearing them and washing them clean I only hope we share a love just like that The kind we'd never take nothing for In 50 years all the shirts off of your back Folded in my dresser drawer Don't give me no secondhand love, no Don't want no secondhand love, no I want the kind of love you never let go of Even when it's hanging by a thread You sew it up and put it on again Those were the days when sentimental treasures Were never sold off the dollar rack He said, "Sweetheart, love's real measure Is holding on when times get bad..." Don't give me no secondhand love, no Don't want no secondhand love, no I want the kind of love you never let go of Even when it's hanging by a thread You sew it up and put it on again You know you put it on again I want a strong love I want a pure love I won't settle for not-so-sure love We have troubles but at least they're ours Don't want nobody's hand-me-downs I'm not taking no, don't give me no Secondhand love, don't want no secondhand love I only want the kind you can be sure of Even when it's hanging by a thread You sew it up and put it on again You sew it up and put it on again