Pain Never Hurt Me Like Love Verse 1 I’ve been cut, I’ve been broken, I’ve bled on these floors Fought through the fire, still came back for more Bones can heal, and the scars fade away But your goodbye still burns me every day Pre-Chorus I can take the punches, I can take the fall I’ve walked through hell and laughed at it all But nothing ever broke me quite like this Chorus Pain never hurt me like love did Love never left me so damn empty inside I’ve been stabbed, I’ve been shattered, I’ve been torn apart But love… love did it with a smile and a bleeding heart Pain never hurt me like love Verse 2 I’ve braced the iron, hauled the weight of the world Fought the grease and the gears ‘til the daylight curled My back screams, my hands are raw But none of that compares to what I felt when you walked out the door Pre-Chorus I can swallow the salt, I can swallow the pride I’ve pushed through the shifts with nothing left inside But one look from you and I’m right back on my knees Chorus Pain never hurt me like love did Love never left me so damn empty inside I’ve been stabbed, I’ve been shattered, I’ve been torn apart But love… love did it with a smile and a bleeding heart Pain never hurt me like love Bridge The anvil is heavy, but this heart weighs a ton I’m chasing a ghost ‘til the work day is done I can weld the steel, I can mend the break But there ain’t no fix for this hollow ache Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break Final Chorus Pain never hurt me like love did Love never left me so damn empty inside I’ve been stabbed, I’ve been shattered, I’ve been torn apart But love… love did it with a smile and a bleeding heart Yeah, pain is a friend... but love is a ghost. Pain never hurt me like love.
