When it hurts too bad, you gotta let go You can't let him know he's really gotten to ya And it hurts so bad when you're all alone Those ol' memories keep goin' through ya And you wanna act nonchalant But you can't, 'cause he keeps on haunting you Oh, when it hurts so bad, gotta try and pretend He's just a casual friend who never meant a thing to ya Well, you can fool your friends and you can laugh a lot It's all a coverup of what he really means to ya And you wanna act nonchalant But you can't, 'cause he keeps on haunting you Yes, and it hurts so bad ♪ Oh, how can it hurt this bad when it was never planned? But you stole my heart and here I am I'm possessed by you, I'm obsessed with you What I tryin' to say is I love you Now how can I act nonchalant When all I want is to spend the night with you? Oh, and when it hurts this bad, you gotta let go Can't let him know, really got to ya And it hurts so bad when you're all alone Those ol' memories keep going through ya And it hurts so bad Oh, I know it hurts so bad Oh, and it hurts so bad It hurts so bad I know it hurts so bad Yes, it hurts so bad ♪ Oh, no, it hurts so bad