What is this thing called love? I saw you there one wonderful day You took my heart and threw it away That's why I ask the lord in heaven above This funny thing called love? Just who can solve its mystery? Why should it make a fool of me?

'Cause you gave me nothing to hold on to And I tried You're not my baby You're not my baby, But you gave me nothing that I could hold on to I reached out for your hand But you threw it all away I'm gonna make you understand That you threw it all away

Blow back derelict wind, lay my soul in the foul of the air I dropped my anchor in the dead of night I packed my suitcase and threw it away I fell asleep in the funeral fire I gave my clothes to the police man Shooting venom at the passers-by I'm

I'm better off now that you're gone There'll be no sleepless nights, I'll be alright from now on I'm through with this, I'll forget your kiss and move on I threw away a lifetime, you laughed and called it a sin There ain't ever gonna be a way to work it

Hello, hello (it's good to be back) Nobody ever mentions the weather Can make or break your day Nobody ever seems to remember Life is a game we play We live in the shadows and we Had the chance and threw it away And it's never going to be the same 'Cause

I'll knock you out Eye of the sun Strange ways coming today I put a dollar in my pocket And I threw it away Been a long time Since a federal dime Made a jukebox sound

When the walls come down And the walls come down You tore out my heart You threw it away Took a wrong turn and found surprise awaits Now there's nothing in the way I can get there on my own You can leave me here alone

I never wanted to say this You never wanted to stay I put my faith in you, so much faith And then you just threw it away You threw it away What'd you think I would say? You can't run away, you can't run away So what did you think I would say? You wouldn't

What is this thing called love? I saw you there one wonderful day You took my heart and threw it away That's why I ask the Lord in Heaven above This funny thing called love? Just who can solve its mystery? Why should it make a fool of me?

Well, I work hard everyday Come home straight with my pay My baby either drink it up Or she threw it all away I'm gonna quit my baby If she don't stop cheatin' and lyin' Well, I would rather be alone Than to be worried out of my mind Well, I give her all