It's called love   And every cruelty will cloud it   And his lie   True love could never allow it   'Cos it's a lie that we have ceased to believe   We've said good-bye but it won't take its leave      Why should it take the tears of a woman   To see how men are      P e r s p e c t I v e   It's no mystery   What you don't know always gets you   It will hurt you and desert you   So you'd better see   That it's a damage ever done by degrees   And some will take eternity to believe      Why should it take the tears of a woman   To see how men are      'Cos love is a giving with no need of return   It lends itself to everything   And maybe someday man will see   That love is a lesson money never taught us to learn   Love is the power to have   Without the premise that there's nothing for free   And sometimes when we're just getting by and getting along   It's like we're scared to see that something is wrong      Why should it take the tears of a woman   To see how men are