How Do You Love Someone

Mama never taught me how to love

Daddy never taught me how to feel

Mama never taught me how to touch

Daddy never showed me how to heal

Mama never set a good example

Daddy never held mama's hand

Mama found everything hard to handle

Daddy never stood up like a man

I've walked around, broken

Emotionally frozen

Getting it on

Getting it wrong

How do you love someone

Without getting hurt?

How do you love someone

Without crawling in the dirt?

So far in my life

Clouds have blocked the sun

How do you love, how do you love someone?

How do you love, how do you love someone?

I was always the chosen child

Their biggest scandal I became

They told me I'd never survive

But survival's my middle name

I've walked around, hopin'

Just barely copin'

Getting it on

Getting it wrong

How do you love someone

Without getting hurt?

How do you love someone

Without crawling in the dirt?

So far in my life

Clouds have blocked the sun

How do you love, how do you love someone?

How do you love, how do you love someone?

It's hard to talk

To say what's deep inside

It's hard to tell the truth

When you've always lied

How do you love someone

Without getting hurt?

How do you love someone

Without crawling in the dirt?

So far in my life

Clouds have blocked the sun

How do you love, how do you love someone?

How do you love someone

And make it last?

How do you love someone

(Love someone)

Without trippin' on the past?

So far in my life

Clouds have blocked the sun

How do you love, how do you love someone?

How do you love, how do you love someone?

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