Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart 

By: Arthur Neville 

1982 

Why you wanna hurt my heart 

Why you wanna hurt my heart 

When you know that I love you 

Everybody 'round us can see 

Just how it ought to be 

Everybody but you 



Played your little game of deception 

Soon there's gonna be a connection 

When you're blue, oh when you're blue 

I know it's just a cryin' shame, nobody left to blame 

Nobody but you 

If I could turn back 

If I could turn back the hands of time 

I'd do you a favor, straighten out confusion in your mind 

In your mind 



Gonna see the voodoo lady 

'Fore this thing drives me crazy 

Learn what to do, do about you 

Mix me up one of her potions, forget about my emotions 

Forget about you 



Why you wanna hurt my heart 

Why you wanna hurt my heart 

When you know that I love you 

Everybody 'round us can see 

Just how it oughtta be 

Everybody but you 

Why you wanna hurt my heart 

Why you wanna hurt my heart 

Why you wanna hurt my heart 

Why you wanna hurt my heart 



Why you wanna hurt my heart 

Why you wanna hurt my heart 



- Notes: 

Background Vocals: Rita Coolidge, David Lasley, Arnond McCuller