But ain't love a bitch
 I been in fights, locked away for nights
 But ain't love a bitch
 I been tailed, impaled, strung up
 and nailed and left without a stitch
 I been scratched 'n' taxed 'n' finally axed
 But ain't love a bitch

 Oh I didn't understand till I was seventeen
 She took me way upstairs and she wiped me clean
 Oh I didn't realize she made a first class fool out of me
 Oh Maggie if you're still out there the rest is history

 You're all alone in the freezing cold
 by the underground
 Your hands are numb and you're feeling dumb
 cos you been let down
 You thought you were rough and kinda tough
 and maybe out of reach
 You're acting chic, playing hide 'n' seek
 But ain't love a bitch

 Oh I must state right here I been there before
 My eyes were closed and so my friends
 I still don't know the score
 Oh don't underestimate the strength of it
 It may be unwise to analyze even the cause of it

 You're driving home late one night and on the radio
 Comes an old familiar song you used to know so well
 (you know a lot about that)
 Oh I can't comprehend this thing called love
 Maybe it's a matter of fact I just can't grow up
 Deep down ain't we all a little juvenile
 All I really wanna know is there one sweet angel
 that can make me smile

 Ain't love a bitch

 Torrential rains, wars and hurricanes
 I wouldn't budge an inch
 Your rent's unpaid and your team lose again
 But ain't love a bitch
 You can lose your job, your home and your health
 But ain't love a bitch
 Take it or leave it some day you'll feel it
 'cos love is the bitch

 Ain't love the bitch, ain't love a bitch
 Ain't love a bitch, ain't love a bitch
 Ain't love a bitch