When you call she doesn't answer
When you write she doesn't answer
You go out, you see him with her
She told you she was sick at homeThe ring you gave her
Thrown away with all the letters
And when you see him with her
He doesn't even care at allAnd she follows him around like you follow her around
And he doesn't even care and your figuring out
The only way you're gonna keep somebody around
Well, I'm about to let you knowThere's something I don't want you to understand
The only way a woman's gonna want a man
The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands
Is breaking apart her heartDon't tell her she's the reason that you live
Don't give her everything that you've got to give
If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live
Just breaking apart her heartCan't you see the way she's crying?
Well that's what keeps her trying
She knew that she could have you
And he don't give her what she wantsThere's truth about this
You say you wanna be noticed
Well, if you wanna be noticed
You've gotta learn to break some hearts
Don't try to understandThere's something I don't want you to understand
The only way a woman's gonna want a man
The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands
Is breaking apart her heartDon't tell her she's the reason that you live
Don't give her everything that you've got to give
If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live
Just breaking apart her heartCan you see what you've done?
What I've become, what I've become?
Can you see, can you see?I don't understand this cruelty
I don't understand but now I seeThere's something I don't want you to understand
The only way a woman's gonna want a man
The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands
Is breaking apart her heartDon't tell her she's the reason that you live
Don't give her everything that you've got to give
If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live
Just breaking apart her heartI don't understand this cruelty
I don't understand it's just not me
I don't understand this cruelty
But now I see