It hurt me so When you told me that you had to let me go Couldn′t see me anymore And it hurt me so much, so very much To hear you say goodbye Now who's gonna dry my eyes?
You told me you were free, and you had no ties Now I found they were only lies and lullabies You didn′t tell me that you had a wife Suddenly I'm left to find I gotta make a new life (gotta make a new life) I gotta make a new life Without you, who's gonna see me through?
It hurts me so (me so) When you told (ooh) me that you had to let me go (you wanna let me go) You didn′t need me anymore And what hurts me the (me so) most Is each time you held me close, I felt the burnin′ flames (you wanna let me go) While you were just playin' a game
I was a just little something you started with When you needed love, you came to my house to play Now I′ve become too much of a risk to you You made the choice She's the one you′re choosin' (she′s the one you're choosin') I′m the one who′s losin', losin′ you, losin' you
It hurts me so (me so) When you told me that you had to let me go (you wanna let me go) You couldn′t see me anymore And it hurts me so much (me so) After I thrilled you to your touch You wanna say goodbye (you wanna let me go) And never even dried my eyes
I guess I'm just a victim of circumstance Just another fool who believed in true romance The love you offered, ooh, was magic to me But it was just a fantasy, a tragic end to me (tragic end to me) One of love′s casualties Oh, now you're leavin' me
Yeah, it hurts me so (me so) When you told (ooh) me that you had to let me go (you wanna let me go) Didn′t need me anymore (but then you let me know) And what hurt me the most (me so) Is each time you held me close I felt the burnin′ flames (you wanna let me go) And you were just playin' a game (but then you let me know)
Well, it hurts me so When you told (ooh) me that you had to let me go (you wanna let me go) You didn′t need me anymore (but then you let me know) And what hurt me the most (me so) Is each time you held me close I felt the burnin' flames (you wanna let me go) And you were just playin′ a game (but then you let me know)
And it hurts me so (me so)
Compositor: Brian Holland / Edward J Holland / Lamont Herbert Dozier