Momma never told me how to love
Daddy never told me how to feel
Momma never told me how to touch
Daddy never showed me how to heal

Momma never said a good example
Daddy never held momma's hands
Momma found everything hard to handle
Daddy never stood up like a man

I've walked around, broken
Emotionally frozen
Can't get it on
Get it wrong

(Chorus)
How do you love someone
Without getting hurt
How do you love someone
Without crawling in the dark
So far, in my life,
Clouds have blocked the sun
How do you love, how do you love someone? (2x)

I was always the chosen child
The big scandal I became
They told me I'd never survive
But "survive" was my middle name

I've walked around, hoping
Just (?)
Can't get it wrong
Get (?)

(Chorus)
How do you love someone
Without getting hurt
How do you love someone
Without crawling in the dark
So far, in my life,
Clouds have blocked the sun
How do you love, how do you love someone? (2x)

It's hard to talk, to say what's deep inside
It's hard to tell the truth when you always lie

(Chorus)
How do you love someone
Without getting hurt
How do you love someone
Without crawling in the dark
So far, in my life,
Clouds have blocked the sun
How do you love, how do you love someone?

How do you love someone
And make it last
How do you love someone
Without stripping out (?)
So far, in my life,
Clouds have blocked the sun
How do you love, how do you love someone? (2x)
Someone...