[Verse 1] Love came softly, like a summer rain I didn’t see it ‘til it touched my name Wrapped around me like a breath of flame Left a scar without a name... And I’ve never been the same [Pre-Chorus 1] Now that love’s found a way to me Now that I see what it could be Now that it came and set me free... Why did it walk away? Why couldn’t it stay... [Chorus 1] The first cut (is the deepest... ) Left me here with the memory The first cut (is the deepest... ) Of all it gave… and took from me Yeah, the first cut (is the deepest... ) Love walked away… left me all alone Ohhh... the first cut... is the deepest Love hurts — but it’s a cut I’d take Yeahhh... the first cut is the deepest [Verse 2] Some nights I feel the sting Like a cut that still burns within Yeah, some nights when I’m lonely I just wanna be that one and only [Pre-Chorus 2] Yeah... Now that love’s found a way to me Now that I see what it could be Now that it came and set me free... Why did it walk away? Why couldn’t it stay... [Chorus 2] The first cut... (is the deepest...) Left me here with the memory The first cut... (is the deepest...) Of all it gave… and took from me Yeah, the first cut... (is the deepest...) Love walked away… left me all alone Yes, The first cut... (is the deepest...) Left me here with the memory The first cut... (is the deepest...) Of all it gave… and took from me Yeah, the first cut... (is the deepest...) Love walked away… left me all alone Ohhh... the first cut... is the deepest Love hurts — but it’s a cut I’d take Yeahhh... the first cut is the deepest [Bridge] I used to curse the way it felt Now I thank it for the theft It broke me just enough to see That love can hurt... but just enough to set me free [Final Chorus] The first cut... (is the deepest...) Left me here with the memory The first cut... (is the deepest...) Of all it gave… and took from me Yeah, the first cut... (is the deepest...) Love walked away… left me all alone Yes, The first cut... (is the deepest...) Left me here with the memory The first cut... (is the deepest...) Of all it gave… and took from me Yeah, the first cut... (is the deepest...) Love walked away… left me all alone Ohhh... the first cut... is the deepest Love hurts — but it’s a cut I’d take Yeahhh... the first cut is the deepest *(Fade with final harmony: "deepest...")*
