Love can be a many splendored thing
Can't deny the joy it brings
A dozen roses, diamond rings
Dreams for sale and fairy tales
It'll make you hear a symphony
And you just want the world to see
But like a drug that makes you blind
It'll fool ya every time

The trouble with love is
It can tear you up inside
Make your heart believe a lie
It's stronger than your pride
The trouble with love is
It doesn't care how fast you fall
And you can't refuse the call
See you've got no say at all

Now I was once a fool it's true
I played the game by all the rules
But now my world's a deeper blue
I'm sadder but I'm wiser too
I swore I'd never love again
I swore my heart would never mend
Said love wasn't worth the pain
But then I hear it call my name

The trouble with love is
It can tear you up inside
Make your heart believe a lie
It's stronger than your pride
The trouble with love is
It doesn't care how fast you fall
And you can't refuse the call
See you've got no say at all

Every time I turn around
I think I've got it all figured out
My heart keeps callin'
And I keep on fallin'
Over and over again
The sad story always ends the same
Me standin' in the pourin' rain
It seems no matter what I do
It tears my heart in two

The trouble with love is
It can tear you up inside
Make your heart believe a lie
It's stronger than your pride
The trouble with love is
It doesn't care how fast you fall
And you can't refuse the call
See you've got no say at all


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The Trouble With Love Is Lyrics as written by Carl Allen Sturken Evan A. Rogers

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    Why hasnt antnoe said anything. Its a great song and she has a great voice

    eurekaflowaon April 26, 2004   Link
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    this is a great song... its pretty self explanitory (the title says it all)... i love this song

    amore739on January 09, 2005   Link
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    well its a great song and im going to be singing it for Caberet night at my college. im really nervous because some of those notes get reallly high, but im gonna give it my all....

    lilbeatleluveron April 27, 2005   Link
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    This is a good cover. She definitely can sing.

    kaleidoscopeeyes8on May 27, 2005   Link
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    the title is not self explanitory compared to the lyrics, It is the total opposite. It shows that no matter how many people try talk about Love explain Love be prepared for what love holds and you can see this when she says " I swore my heart would never mend,Said love wasn't worth the pain, But then I hear it call my name" and "Every time I turn around, I think I've got it all figured out" But really you never can figure it out no matter how many times you have been hurt or watever the case.

    So although people think the song is called The trouble with love is....

    It's actually The trouble with Love is? as in nobody knows!

    sexywheloon September 01, 2005   Link
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    I don't care much for her, but I sure do love this on the Love Actually soundtrack...

    Electrophileon January 12, 2006   Link
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    I love this song. I wonder why it didn't get too popular...

    sexywhelo has a good interpretation... :D

    bluesailson February 27, 2006   Link
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    i think it means just what it sayz becuz i heard stories how women kept goin back 2 men that kept huring them but i thought i had it all figured it out but i went out with a guy and he was cheating on me but still loved him even even tho

    "Love can be a many splendored thing Can't deny the joy it brings A dozen roses, diamond rings Dreams for sale and fairy tales It'll make you hear a symphony And you just want the world to see But like a drug that makes you blind, It'll fool ya every time

    The trouble with love is It can tear you up inside Make your heart believe a lie It's stronger than your pride The trouble with love is It doesn't care how fast you fall And you can't refuse the call See, you got no say at all"

    bklbeautyon July 26, 2008   Link
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    A Great Song, In General..:D

    rockerchick90on June 10, 2010   Link
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    It\'s about the hidden side of love that we don\'t hear about. It\'s like love expects us to be with our lovers 24/7, and when we\'re apart from them, it all goes to hell. Maybe if we didn\'t have these unwritten love rules (1) You must be together 24/7, 2) Everything is meaningless without it, 3)You must be like a puzzle with a few missing pieces when you gt your heart broken.

    seeingon March 14, 2022   Link

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