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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Babyface
Babyface
Keyboards
Nathan East
Nathan East
Bass
Chanté Moore
Chanté Moore
Background Vocals
Kevon Edmonds
Kevon Edmonds
Background Vocals
Melvin Edmonds
Melvin Edmonds
Background Vocals
Jeremy Lubbock
Jeremy Lubbock
Conductor
Randy Walker
Randy Walker
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Babyface
Babyface
Composer
Kenneth Edmonds
Kenneth Edmonds
Songwriter
Jeremy Lubbock
Jeremy Lubbock
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Babyface
Babyface
Producer
Brad Gilderman
Brad Gilderman
Recording Engineer
Jon Gass
Jon Gass
Mixing Engineer
David Reitzas
David Reitzas
Strings Engineer
Eddy Schreyer
Eddy Schreyer
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, baby
Oh, oh, babe
Oh, oh, babe
[Verse 2]
Love was always supposed to be
Something wonderful to me
To watch it grow inside yourself
To feel your heart beside itself
[Verse 3]
Sometimes it hurts to love so bad
When you know you've given all you can
Sometimes it hurts to even laugh
You do you're best but still it's much too sad
Sometimes the pain is just too much
And it hurts like hell
That's the way it feels
[Verse 4]
True love, it has no hiding place
It's not something you just put away
It's always there inside of you
Oh, and it show's in everything you do
[Verse 5]
Sometimes it hurts to love so bad
When you know you've given it your best
Sometimes it hurts to even laugh
You feel a thousand miles from happiness
Sometimes the pain is just too much
And it hurts like hell
That's the way it feels
[Verse 6]
Whoa, here we are, the two of us
So full of love, so little trust
But dying for some tenderness
Oh, but too afraid to take the step
[Verse 7]
Sometimes it hurts to love so bad
When you know what it can put you through
Sometimes it hurts to even laugh
There's nothing funny if it's killing you
Sometimes the pain is just too much
And it hurts like hell
That's the way it feels
[Verse 8]
I know if there is any chance
For us to find our happiness
We've got to learn to let it go
Oh, forget all the pain we knew
[Verse 9]
Sometimes it hurts to love so bad
Sometimes it hurts to even laugh
And it hurts like hell
That's the way it feels
Written by: Babyface

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