I held her close to me
`Cause I know she breaks so easily
And then I told her
But I knew no matter how I tried to console her
She`d just do the best she could
But there are times the best in no damn good
And no matter how you try to be kind
There`s always still a part of you you leave behind
When it falls apart

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There`s no easy way to break somebody`s heart

I lied and told her she`d be fine
Though we both knew it was just a line
I had to do it
`Cause I`d a` said anything to help me get through it

Then she reached out for my hand
And her simple touch was more than I could stand
And I had to turn away
`Cause I knew all the hurt
That she was feeling I was feeling too
`Cause when it falls apart

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There`s no easy way to break somebody`s heart

She could`ve gotten angry
And made me feel like a guilty child
But I realized that never was her style
I wanted her to hurt me
And not treat me like a friend
I wanted her to say there`d be someday
I`m come crawling on my knees to ask her back again
But she acted like a lady `til the end
Oh, what a lady

I thought that she`d break down
But she smiled at me and never made a sound
And I guess she understood in her way
Cause her silence told me everything she could not say
When it falls apart
There`s just no easy way

[Chorus:]
There`s just no easy way
There`s just no easy way to break somebody`s heart.