Everyone's talking so loud but nobody knows
Until you have stared down the barrel of this gun alone
So I thought about bailing out
But I know that when the deal goes down

And it's hard to love, but it's easy to hold
You right by me, you're all that I need
More than diamonds and gold
When it's hard to love
It's hard to love

This is the real world and things are just what they seem
Kisses don't fade like those Hollywood scenes
It gets worse before it turns around
So I gotta let you know right now

That it's hard to love, but it's easy to hold
You right by me, you're all that I need
More than diamonds and gold
It's hard to love

In this damn world of lies there's one truth that's enough
I know you'll stand beside me when the going gets rough
And it's hard to love
It's hard to love
It gets worse before it turns around
So I gotta let you know right now
I gotta let you know right now

That it's hard to love, but it's easy to hold
You right by me, you're all I need
More than diamonds and gold

It's hard to love
In this damn world of lies there's one truth that's enough
I know you'll stand beside me when the going gets rough
And it's hard to love
It's hard to love