Momma never told me how to love

Daddy never told me how to feel

Momma never told me how to touch

Daddy never showed me how to heal

Momma never set a good example

Daddy never held momma's hand

Momma found everything hard to handle

Daddy never stood up like a man



I walked alone, broken

Emotionally frozen

Getting it on

Getting it wrong



How do you love someone 

Without getting hurt

How do you love someone 

Without crawling in the dirt

So far in my life

Clouds have blocked the sun

How do you love, how do you love someone

How do you love, how do you love someone



I was always the chosen child

The biggest scandal I became

They told me I'd never survive

But survival's my middle name



I walked alone, hoping

Just barely coping

Getting it on

Getting it wrong



How do you love someone 

Without getting hurt

How do you love someone 

Without crawling in the dirt

So far in my life

Clouds have blocked the sun

How do you love, how do you love someone

How do you love, how do you love someone



It's hard to talk

To see what's deep inside

It's hard to tell the truth

When you've always lied



How do you love someone 

Without getting hurt

How do you love someone 

Without crawling in the dirt

So far in my life

Clouds have blocked the sun

How do you love, how do you love someone



How do you love someone

And make it last

How do you love someone (love someone)

Without tripping on the past

So far in my life

Clouds have blocked the sun

How do you love, how do you love someone

How do you love, how do you love someone, someone