There is not a single word in the whole world
 That could describe the hurt
 The dullest knife just sawing back and forth
 And ripping through the softest skin there ever was

 How were you to know?
 Oh, how were you to know?

 And I, I hate to see your heart break
 I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
 But I've been there before
 And I, I hate to see your heart break
 I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
 But I've been there before

 Love happens all the time
 To people who aren't kind
 And heroes who are blind
 Expecting perfect scripted movie scenes
 Who wants an awkward silent mystery?

 How were you to know?
 Well, how were you to know-oh-oh?

 And I, I hate to see your heart break
 I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
 But I've been there before
 And I, I hate to see your heart break
 I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
 But I've been there before

 For all the air that's in your lungs
 For all the joy that is [bad word]  For all the things that you're alive to feel
 Just let the pain remind you hearts can heal

 Oh, how were you to know? (How were you to know?)
 Oh, how were you to know?

 And I, I hate to see your heart break
 I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
 But I've been there before
 And I, I hate to see your heart break
 I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
 But I've been there before