Whoa, the girl I love has got to be together Want her to love and cherish me forever I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind Bout to lose my mind I don't want your sympathy for the shape that I'm in I've been hurt before I don't want it to happen again I gave you my love so unselfishly But all that I got back in return was misery I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind Bout to lose my mind Bout to lose my mind My papa told me, son you better wait But I didn't listen, now I got to pay If I had listened to what I was told I can't see how I'd be treated so cold I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind Bout to lose my mind Bout to lose my mind I need a love that I can depend on yeah I need a love that keeps me going strong I need a love that shines like a light yeah I need a love that can keep me uptight Cause I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind Well I've been hurt, misused, confused, abused Hey, hey, don't you know That I've been treated so bad, treated so cold Somebody please have mercy on my soul Because I've fallen in love too many times Just to be hurt and treated unkind