The Trouble with Love Is
Kelly Clarkson Lyrics

Love can be a many splendored thing
Love has many facets and can bring different joys to different people.

Can't deny the joy it brings
The happiness love can bring is undeniable.

A dozen roses, diamond rings
Love is often associated with material offerings.

Dreams for sale and fairy tales
Love can make people believe in their dreams and in a perfect world.

It'll make you hear a symphony
Love can be so powerful that it feels like you're living in a romantic movie or a musical.

And you just want the world to see
When in love, people often want to show off their happiness to others.

But like a drug that makes you blind
Love can be addictive and make people act irrationally.

It'll fool ya every time
Even though love can deceive us, we keep falling for it.

The trouble with love is
The challenge love poses is that:

It can tear you up inside
Love can cause emotional turmoil that hurts deeply.

Make your heart believe a lie
Love can make people believe in a falsehood that seems true.

It's stronger than your pride
Love can make people forget their pride and their better judgment.

It doesn't care how fast you fall
Love can strike at any time, regardless of readiness or willingness.

And you can't refuse the call
Love is hard to resist and cannot be refused.

See you've got no say at all
Love can be so powerful that it's beyond our control.

Now I was once a fool it's true
The artist has been foolish in love before.

I played the game by all the rules
The artist has followed the conventional wisdom of love but still got hurt.

But now my world's a deeper blue
The singer is now feeling deeper negative emotions because of love.

I'm sadder but I'm wiser too
The singer has learned from the past and knows better now.

I swore I'd never love again
The artist made a promise not to fall in love again.

I swore my heart would never mend
The artist's heart was broken and was not expected to heal.

Said love wasn't worth the pain
The artist believed that love was not worth the emotional pain it brings.

But then I hear it call my name
Despite the past hurt, the singer is still drawn to love.

Every time I turn around
No matter what the artist does,

I think I've got it all figured out
The singer thinks that they know better about love.

My heart keeps callin'
But the singer's heart keeps desiring love.

And I keep on fallin'
The singer keeps falling in love despite their past hurt and their own caution.

Over and over again
The artist keeps repeating the same pattern of being hurt by love.

The sad story always ends the same
The artist's experience with love always ends in sadness.

Me standin' in the pourin' rain
The singer is alone and feeling the emotional rainfall of sadness.

It seems no matter what I do
No matter what the singer does,

It tears my heart in two
Love continues to hurt the artist deeply.