It doesn't have to be this way lyrics

Sometimes alone at night I lie and wonder

Was breaking up the only thing to do

We live our separate lives like perfect strangers

But in the end, we're really perfect fools

Maybe in time we'll shake the memories

Maybe in time forget the pain

But baby tonight, this heart remembers

It doesn't have to be this way

We don't need to live the lie anymore

I want you back, I'm holding on

It doesn't have to be this way

Here we stand, love's an open door

It doesn't have to be this way

With breakin' up there comes this empty feelin'

The child within you, lost without a prayer

So you run a little wild searching for some meaning

Deep into the streets of your despair

What does it take to shake your memory

What in the world could ease the pain

How can I make your heart surrender

It doesn't have to be this way

We don't need to live the lie anymore

I want you back, I'm holding on

It doesn't have to be this way

Here we stand, love's an open door

It doesn't have to be this way

Maybe in time we'll shake the memories

Maybe in time forget the pain

But baby tonight, this heart remembers all the same

It doesn't have to be this way

We don't need to live the lie anymore

I want you back, I'm holding on

It doesn't have to be this way

Here we stand, love's an open door

It doesn't have to be this way

It doesn't have to be this way

We don't need to live the lie anymore

I want you back, I'm holding on

It doesn't have to be this way

Here we stand, love's an open door

It doesn't have to be this way

It doesn't have to be this way

We don't need to live the lie anymore

I want you back, I'm holding on