When I gave up, you held up,
When I ran out, you filled me up,
When I kept running, you kept up,
When I let you down, you lifted me up...this is the way love is.

When I couldn't find the words, you understood,
When I didn't find the time, you were in no hurry,
When I wouldn't make ends meet, you tied them together,
And when I cheated you kept to the rules.

This is the way love is, this is the way love is,
Well, it's a one-sided, double-minded mirror with no reflection.

When I was keeping it in, you were giving out,
When I was losing out, you'd let me come back,
When I was holding back, you were holding on,
When I was losing my cool, you were keeping your love warm.

This is the way love is, this is the way love is,
Well, it's a one-sided, double-minded mirror with no reflection,
This is the way love is, this is the way love is,
Well, it's a one-sided, double-minded mirror with no reflection.

I kept it all to myself, just like a miser holds on to his last dime,
When I closed up myself, like a desperate hand upon a lifeline,
Well, I was bled dry, wrapped up in my pride,
This is the way it is when you're on the wrong side.

Yeah, this is the way love is, this is the way love is,
Well, it's a one-sided, double-minded mirror with no reflection,
This is the way love is, this is the way love is,
Well, it's a one-sided, double-minded mirror with no reflection.

Hey, this is the way love is, (this is the way)
This is the way love is, (this is the way)
Well, it's a one-sided, double-minded mirror with no reflection.

This is the way love is, (this is the way)
This is the way love is, (this is the way)
This is the way love is,
This is the way love is.