Some things look hard and then they're not Like getting on a tightrope and falling off But there's never been anything harder than loving her She's so demanding, so intense Her expectation of the ordinary is so immense Better take her at her word It would be easier to give up than live up to her Such ludicrous perfection isn't found on earth And for anyone who said that love was easy I said, for anyone who said that love was easy She's a piece of work She's up and down, she's round the wheel She's governed absolutely by the way she feels That's a lethal combination in a small house when it rains We sit around, then it pours Me, I'm so addicted to the great indoors And she wants to shine again She's the only person I have ever met Who makes me feel I haven't tried hard yet And for anyone who said that love was easy I said, for anyone who said that love was easy She's a piece of work And for anyone who said that love was easy For anyone who said that love was easy She's a piece of work