Ah, baby, as the bitter tears fall from your eyes Oh, a thousand times you ask yourself why The one guy you love has departed Oh, you're left alone and broken-hearted, ooh Love just comes and it goes How long it's gonna last, say, nobody knows That's the way love is, baby (That's the way love is, sure enough, how it is) Oh, that's the way love is, sugar, that's how it is (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is) Oh, that's how it is, my little dalin' I know you're walkin' down a lonesome road And your heart is carryin' a heavy load I know you feel like you ain't got a friend (ain't got a friend) Oh, and your whole world is cavin' in (whole world cavin' in) Oh, but now's the time to be strong (to be strong) You gotta forget him now that he's gone (now that he's gone) And remember That's the way love is, honey (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is) That's the way love is, baby, that's how it is (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is) Oh, oh, my little darlin' Oh, baby, ooh Oh, listen to me, little darlin' The road of love gets rough sometimes don't let it get the best of you Said, I've been hurt by another so many times So I know just what you're goin' through Oh, you wish that you were never born, you gotta forget him now that he's gone Just remember That's the way love is, baby (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is) Oh, that's the way love is, honey (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is) That's how it is So wipe away your tears Love is here today and gone tomorrow (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is) I-I say all of your joys turn to sorrow (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is) Oh, one day gladness, next day sadness