Why's it so hard to get to love? Why's it so hard to get to love? Get to love Her eyes filling up with tears She says, "Tell me how it is" I know there's nothing I can say that will make it alright Walking out her room for the very last time As I close the door I realize I been here before I thought that maybe this was it but it's falling apart Another swing and miss, and I'm back at the start God knows I've tried I've done it, I've done my time God knows I've tried Why's it so hard to get to love? Why's it so hard to get to love? To get to love, to get to love Just when I get close It all goes up in smoke It's hard to get to love I can't do it all again I've lost all my confidence There's only so many ways you can mend a heart Filling up my brain with an empty past God knows I've tried I've done it, I've done my time God knows I've tried Why's it so hard to get to love? (Oh yeah) Why's it so hard to get to love? (Why's it so hard to get to love?) To get to love, to get to love Just when I get close It all goes up in smoke It's hard to get to love To get to love, to get to love Why's it so hard to get to love? (Why's it so hard to get to love?) Why's it so hard to get to love? To get to love, to get to love Just when I get close (Yeah, yeah) It all goes up in smoke (Oh, oh) It's hard to get to love To get to love (To get to love) Why's it so hard to get to love?