[Verse 1]

Can you take me telling you the truth

When I know the situation look shadiest?

But my girl, will you...

Believe when I say I knew that you be trippin'

So I slept out in my ride in the driveway

[Pre-Chorus]

So before we get into the things that we shouldn't do

I'ma need your undivided attention

'Cause it's fantasies and reality

Baby, which one are we living in? Oh

[Chorus]

When it hurts, will we still be

The same two lovers all over each other? Oh

When it hurts, will we still see

Why we got together? Promise that we'll never (Ever be)

Temporary (Not another)

Ordinary (Uh-uh)

We should change people's definition of love

So forget what you heard

The only way that this will work

Is if you love me when it hurts

(Can you love when it hurts?)

[Verse 2]

I don't wanna blend in

With every other relationship that be falling in and out, girl (Not us)

I knew that I trip

'Cause every time we argue

I think about having someone on the side, girl

[Pre-Chorus]

So before we get into the things that we shouldn't do

I'ma need your undivided attention

'Cause it's fantasies and reality

Baby, which one are we living in? Oh

[Chorus]

When it hurts, will we still be

The same two lovers all over each other, will we?

When it hurts, will we still see

Why we got together, promise that we'll never (Ever be)

Temporary (Not another)

Ordinary (Uh-uh)

We should change people's definition of love

So forget what you heard

The only way that this will work

You gotta love me when it hurts

[Bridge]

Baby girl, we gotta face it

There'll be times that we let each other down

And on them days that you ain't feeling me

Will you be able to stick around?

'Cause anything worth having's worth fighting for

If we really want this thing to work, we gotta go to war

Girl, I'm in this thing, I mean really in this thing

But through the tears, will you still be here?

[Chorus]

When it hurts, will we still be

Same two lovers all over each other?

When it hurts, will we still see

What we got together? Promise that we'll never (Ever be)

Temporary (Not Another)

Ordinary (Uh-uh)

I wanna change people's definition of love

So forget what you heard (So forget what you've heard, oh)

'Cause the only way that this will work

Is if you love me when it hurts (When it hurts)

[Outro]

When it hurts (When it hurts)

Will you love me when it hurts?

Girl, when it hurts (When it hurts)

When it hurts (When it hurts)

Will you love me when it hurts?

When it hurts (When it hurts)

When it hurts (When it hurts)

Will you love me when it hurts?

When it hurts (When it hurts)

When it hurts (When it hurts)

Will you love me when it hurts?