When It Hurts
Avant Lyrics

Can you take me telling you the truth
Are you willing to hear the truth from me?

When I know the situation looks shady
Even though the situation seems suspicious

But my girl, will you
But my love, will you

Believe when I say I knew that you be tripping
Trust that I recognize when you are overreacting

So I slept out in my ride in the driveway
I had to sleep in my car in the driveway to avoid making mistakes

So before we get into the things that we shouldn't do
Before we make any harmful decisions

I'ma need your undivided attention
I need you to be fully present and focused

'Cause it's fantasies and reality
Because we need to distinguish between what we imagine and what is true

Baby which one are we living in, oh
Which one of these are we actually experiencing?

When it hurts, will we still be
When we face pain, will we continue to be

The same two lovers
The loving partners we have always been

All over each other
Passionately in love with each other

When it hurts, will we still see
When it's difficult, will we still perceive

What we got together
The value of what we have built together

Promise that we'll never
We must make a vow to never

Never ever be
Never become

Temporary (Not another)
A fleeting, temporary relationship (not another one)

Ordinary
Average, mediocre

We should change people's definition of love
We have the potential to redefine what love means to others

So forget what you heard
Let go of what you think you know about love

The only way that this will work
The only means to make this work

Is if you love me when it hurts
Is if you are capable of loving me when it is tough

(Can you love when it hurts)
(Can we love in difficult times?)

I don't wanna blend in
I do not want to be like everyone else

With every other relationship that be falling in and out girl (Not us)
Like all those other relationships that constantly break up and make up (but not ours)

I knew that I tripped
I acknowledge that I made a mistake

'Cause every time we argued
Whenever we had disagreements

I think about having someone on the side girl
I consider the idea of having another person in my life

Baby girl we gotta face it
My dear, we must confront this

There'll be times that we let each other down
We will inevitably disappoint each other

And on them days that you ain't feeling me
And during those times when you are not emotionally connected with me

Will you be able to stick around
Will you have the strength to remain present

'Cause anything worth having is worth fighting for
Because anything valuable requires effort and persistence

If we really want this thing to work
If we truly desire this relationship to be successful

We gotta go to war
We must be willing to confront challenges together

Girl, I'm in this thing
Darling, I am fully committed to this relationship

I mean we're in this thing
We are both fully invested in this relationship

But through the tears will you still be here
But will you continue to remain present during difficult times?

When it hurts (When it hurts)
During challenging times (during challenging times)

Do you love me when it hurts
Can you still love me when it is tough?