So he got another woman now is what they say 
And I heard he got a real good job with real high pay 
Heard he found him a light-skinned girl with real long hair 
Say they see 'em out on the town everywhere

I guess it means I need to find my way 
I should move on 
Try to build up the strength to leave 
Where I been so long 
Lord, please can you help me cause 
The pain is so strong 
I don't wanna have to face it 
But my man is gone 

Oh¡­(hurt so bad) 
Oh¡­(it hurt so bad) ooh
Oh¡­(I hurt so bad)
Tell me why it (it hurt so bad) gotta hurt so bad 

He was there when the lights went out and I was scared
He was there when I needed him and nobody cared 
Never had to remind him cause he always knew
And the only kinda air he breathed was the air I blew

I was wrong, I never showed him what he had to see
He was thinking bout us and all I saw was me 
Took his half found another home 
Took his half of the whole we made and now he's gone, oh

Oh¡­(hurt so bad) 
Oh¡­(it hurt so bad) ooh
Oh¡­(I hurt so bad)
Tell me why it (hurt so bad) gotta hurt so bad 
Tell me why it (hurt so bad) gotta hurt so bad 
Tell me why it (hurt so bad) gotta hurt so bad 
(It hurt so bad) I know it hurt me, babe
(I hurt so bad) I know it's gonna hurt me, babe
I know the way so good (hurt so bad)
So babe, tell me why you gotta hurt so bad
I hurt so bad 
It hurt so bad (so bad now)
I hurt so bad (so bad now)
It hurt so bad (so bad now)
I hurt so bad