The Way Things Have to Be

I’ve been down in Dallas

Locked up in jail deep in Tennessee

There ain’t no pain like the pain of a broken heart

Hanging out for everyone to see

Every now and then I taste the pain

Drop my head slowly take a breath

The tears sooth me and I move along

But the face of this love brings the kiss of death

But love can move mountains

Love can calm a raging sea

But love can cripple a poor heart

But that’s just the way

The way things have to be

Sometimes I look on love

Wonder how things ever got this bad

The lessons I’ve learned will carry on

Both the beautiful on happy and sad

But love can move mountains

Love can calm a raging sea

But love can cripple a poor heart

But that’s just the way

The way things have to be

You might find love one day

But then again

It might not come your way

I guess it’s like all those old folks say

That’s just the way

The way things have to be

Yes that’s just the way

The way things have to be