What It Ain't

I have been around this old block before
I’ve walked into abruptly closing doors
Schooled in hard knocks, I’ve learned a lot about how a heart can break
I might not know what love is but I know what it ain’t
It ain’t laying in the dark and wondering why she hasn’t called, and now it’s 2 a.m.
It ain’t driving by her house to find her wrapped up in the arms of your ex-best friend
It ain’t bold-faced lies or alibis that cannot be explained
I might not know what love is but I know what it ain’t
You say you could show me how to love
Baby, there’s one thing you can be sure of
I wouldn’t treat you wrong ‘cause I’ve been on the hurting side of pain
I might not know what love is but I know what it ain’t
It ain’t showing up for dinner with a rose and Chardonnay then drinking by yourself
It ain’t a postcard from Hawaii saying we can still be friends but I met someone else
It ain’t bold-faced lies or alibis that cannot be explained
I might not know what love is but I know what it ain’t
It ain’t a mink coat, forty pairs of shoes, two 14 carat anklets on my MasterCard
It ain’t walking in a pawn shop, recognizing her engagement ring she swore she lost
It ain’t bold-faced lies or alibis that cannot be explained
I might not know what love is but I know what it ain’t
If you had all day I could tell you things that would make a grown man faint
I might not know what love is but I know what it ain’t
Yeah, I know what it ain’t