She's a hard woman to please, and I thought about letting her know She's a hard lady to leave, and I thought about letting her go I gave her laughter She wanted diamonds I was romantic, she treated me cruelly Where is the mercy? Where is the love? You see, passion has a funny way of burning down and running low And suddenly, it goes out, and you wonder where does it go And she's a hard woman to please, and I've thought about letting her know She's a hard lady to leave, yes, she is I'm alone at last Something inside of me knows I could have loved in vain for a thousand years I have to let her go, I have to let her go ♪ I've got to say goodbye Hm, no-no-no, no How can I say goodbye to my baby? She's a tough cookie, hard lady I've gotta say goodbye And time goes so fast, a new love starts so slow I could've loved and wait for a thousand years I have to let her go I've got to let her go ♪ I've got to say goodbye ♪ A hard woman to please, yes, you are Hm, hard woman, tough lady I've got to, I've got to say goodbye How can I say goodbye to my baby? And how can I say goodbye to my baby? Yea-yea