Why do we turn up a sad song that makes us cry Why do we keep those polaroid memories close by Why don't we sit the whiskey down when we know we could Why is it that the pain feels so damn good It's cause a heartbroke junkie can't get enough We run back in the house when it's burnin' up It's a temporary fix, it's a love hate thing Cause the things that hurt take the hurt away Why do we remember that number by heart And read old love letters till they fall apart And take the long way home night after night Why can't some people get past goodbye It's cause a heartbroke junkie can't get enough We run back in the house when it's burnin' up It's a temporary fix, it's a love hate thing Cause the things that hurt take the hurt away Do we do it just to know that we can still feel Do we do it just to know that the hurts still real It's cause a heartbroke junkie can't get enough We run back in the house when it's burnin' up It's a temporary fix, it's a love hate thing Cause the things that hurt take the hurt away Yeah the things that hurt take the hurt away