She was waiting alone at the station praying for her train to arrive   Thinking 'bout her destination, her tattered bag had all she had in life   She turned her back on her family, she said goodbye to her friends   She turned her back on a married man when she took off the wedding band   But through her crying she said I don't need this   Through the tears she said it's all a waste   It ain't nothing like it is in the movies   Here a hit is just a slap in the face   Chorus:    And it's no big secret so forget all you heard   'cause love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   For some it's for better, for us it's for worse   Love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   Nothing…   This time he said was the last time, last time he said just the same   In your heart you know that they'll be a next time   Your battered bones would have to explain   Now your bruises can ride on religion   Since you swore it was for better or worse   But how many times must you lay down and say    It's something that I deserved   Chorus:    It ain't no big secret so forget all you heard   'cause love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   For some it's a blessing, for some it's a curse   Love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   Love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   Forget about your rosary beads to take you through your time of need   You'll pray I cross that line   And take it one day at a time   Still you try and make some sense of all the things that he had said   Was there something so wrong to turn eyes so blue   To fiery eyes of red again?   Chorus:    There ain't no big secret so forget all you heard   'cause love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   For some it's for better, for some it's for worse   But love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   There's no big secret so forget all you heard   Cause love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   For some it's a blessing, for some it's a curse   Love ain't nothing but a four-letter word   Love ain't nothing but a four-letter word