Whatever love is We all know a variation Is it just an obligation Or what's keeping you alive Whatever love is Does it help you to be human? Like a drug that you're abusing Just to make it through the night I've been turning pages looking for the definition We're all fighting for the feeling that we're missing So close your eyes and try to quantify it Whatever love is Whatever love is Under my skin I let you in We could have been Whatever love is Whatever love is Whatever love does That degree of separation Left me standing at the station While you left to find a future Whatever love does It kept me from believing you would actually be leaving But it's almost been a year I've been turning pages hoping for a happy ending Fighting for a feeling you were just pretending Letting go of everything I thought this was Whatever love does Whatever love does Under my skin I let you in All to be kind Whatever love does Whatever love does Whatever love does Whatever love does