The Hardest Thing - Original Version

[00:05.04] (Yeah)
[00:07.00] Hey (uh)
[00:10.49] (Uh)
[00:12.28] Ooh
[00:13.91] (Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)
[00:15.89] (Yeah) (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)
[00:18.00] Oh yeah (yeah)
[00:23.00] We both know that I shouldn't be here
[00:26.57] This is wrong
[00:28.78] And, baby, it's killing me, it's killing you
[00:32.14] Both of us tryna be strong
[00:34.74] I've got somewhere else to be
[00:37.48] Promises to keep
[00:40.49] And someone else who loves me
[00:43.07] And trusts me fast asleep (yeah, yeah)
[00:45.63] I've made up my mind
[00:48.83] There is no turning back (there's is no turning back)
[00:51.82] She's been good to me
[00:53.99] And she deserves better than that
[00:56.30] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do
[01:01.48] To look you in the eye and tell you I don't love you
[01:07.20] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie
[01:12.45] To show no emotion when you start to cry (please don't cry)
[01:18.48] I can't let you see what you mean to me
[01:23.00] When my hands are tied and my heart's not free
[01:28.74] We're not meant to be
[01:31.41] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (oh)
[01:36.87] To turn around and walk away pretending I don't love you
[01:43.42] I know that we'll meet again (yeah)
[01:45.73] Fate has a place and time (place and time)
[01:48.35] So you can get on with your life (get on with your life)
[01:51.20] I've got to be cruel to be kind (to be kind)
[01:54.20] Like Dr. Zhivago
[01:56.52] All my love I'll be sending (yeah)
[01:59.16] And you will never know (oh)
[02:01.29] 'Cause there can be no happy ending
[02:04.24] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (oh)
[02:09.49] To look you in the eye and tell you I don't love you
[02:15.30] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie
[02:20.65] To show no emotion when you start to cry
[02:26.61] I can't let you see what you mean to me (don't want you to see)
[02:31.01] When my hands are tied and my heart's not free
[02:37.11] We're not meant to be, oh
[02:39.57] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (yes it is)
[02:45.01] To turn around and walk away pretending I don't love you
[02:51.70] (Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)
[02:53.00] Maybe another time, another day (you know I'll get through it, girl)
[02:56.69] (Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye) as much as I want to, I can't stay
[03:00.23] Oh, I've made up my mind
[03:04.33] There is no turning back
[03:07.57] She's been good to me
[03:09.73] And she deserves better than that
[03:12.00] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (yeah, oh)
[03:17.09] To look you in the eye and tell you I don't love you
[03:22.90] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie
[03:28.25] To show no emotion (oh no) when you start to cry (oh baby, yeah)
[03:33.72] I can't let you see what you mean to me
[03:39.06] When my hands are tied and my heart's not free
[03:44.84] We're not meant to be, oh no
[03:47.22] It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do (oh)
[03:52.73] To turn around and walk away (turn around) pretending I don't love you
[04:01.00] (You know I'll get through it, girl) (yeah, yeah)
[04:03.44] (I'm livin' a lie)
[04:05.68] Don't wanna live a lie
[04:06.45] Oh yeah
[04:09.93] What can I do? (Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)
[04:12.32] Yeah (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)
[04:14.68] Ooh (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)
[04:17.15] Ooh, baby, oh yeah (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye)
[04:21.00] What to do, yeah, yeah