It Hurts to Be in Love

A Heart's Ache: Unrequited Love in Betty Everett's Melancholic Ballad
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Lyrics

It hurts to be in love, when the only one you love

Expresses the pain of being in love when the person you love does not reciprocate the same feelings.

turns out to be someone who's not in love with you.

Highlights the disappointment when realizing that the loved one does not share the same romantic feelings.

It hurts to love her so

Describes the emotional pain of loving someone deeply despite knowing that the love may not be returned.

when deep down inside you know,

Reflects the inner awareness that the person being loved will not reciprocate, creating emotional turmoil.

she will never love you, no matter what you do.

Emphasizes the futility of efforts to gain love when the other person is incapable of reciprocating, regardless of one's actions.


And so you cry a little bit (hurts to be in love)

Expresses the emotional response of crying as a result of the pain experienced in unrequited love.

Oh you die a little bit (hurts to be in love)

Describes the feeling of emotional death or numbness that comes with the pain of unrequited love.

Day and night, night and day

Highlights the continuous, unrelenting nature of the pain, both during the day and night.

It hurts to be in love this way.

Reiterates the overall agony and difficulty of being in love in this manner.


How long can I exist?

Questions the sustainability of one's existence in the face of unreciprocated love, indicating profound emotional distress.

Wanting lips I've never kissed

Expresses the desire for intimate moments, such as kissing, that have never been experienced with the loved one.

She gives all her kisses to somebody else.

Conveys the pain of witnessing the loved one sharing romantic moments and affections with someone else.

She thinks I'm just a friend

Indicates the painful realization that the loved one perceives the speaker only as a friend, not a romantic partner.

now it hurts, I must pretend

Expresses the need to pretend and hide the emotional pain to maintain the connection with the loved one.

The only way to keep her, is to keep it to myself.

Suggests that keeping the unrequited love a secret may be the only way to remain in the loved one's life.


And so I cry a little bit (hurts to be in love)

Reiterates the emotional response of crying due to the persistent pain associated with unrequited love.

Oh I die a little bit (hurts to be in love)

Describes the feeling of dying a little inside as a result of the ongoing emotional torment from unreciprocated love.

Day and night, night and day

Emphasizes the continuous nature of the emotional pain, both during the day and night.

It hurts to be in love this way.

Reiterates the overall agony and difficulty of being in love in this manner.


Yes I cry a little bit (hurts to be in love)

Expresses the emotional response of crying, underscoring that the pain persists despite attempts to cope.

Oh I die a little bit (hurts to be in love)

Describes the feeling of dying inside as a result of the ongoing emotional torment from unreciprocated love.

Day and night, night and day

Highlights the continuous nature of the emotional pain, both during the day and night.

It hurts to be in love this way.

Reiterates the overall agony and difficulty of being in love in this manner.


It hurts to be in love, day and night, night and day

Expresses the enduring pain of being in love, emphasizing the persistence of the emotional turmoil day and night.

it hurts to be in love. night and day, day and night

Reiterates the ongoing agony of unreciprocated love, emphasizing its continuous impact both day and night.

it hurts to be in love, day and night, night and day......

Underscores the repeated and relentless nature of the pain in being in love with someone who does not feel the same.

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