You Always Hurt the One You Love
Clarence Lyrics


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You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall

You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall, so
If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall

You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So if I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of a-all

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
Crush it, till the petals fall

You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall, so

If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Clarence's song "You Always Hurt the One You Love" describe the bittersweet nature of love, how the ones we love the most are often the same ones we hurt, intentionally or unintentionally. The first verse describes how we often take the sweetest things for granted, crushing them until they are no longer beautiful, and in the same way, we may hurt those closest to us. The second verse acknowledges how easy it is to break someone's heart with just a hasty word that we can't even remember, and how, if we hurt them the night before, it's only because we love them the most of all.


The chorus repeats twice throughout the song, emphasizing the message that hurting the one we love is a common phenomenon that hurts both the giver and the receiver. The third verse repeats the same idea, that we always hurt the ones we love, this time emphasizing how we crush the sweetest rose until its petals fall. Overall, this song portrays the paradoxical nature of love, where the more we love someone, the more susceptible they are to our hurt.


Line by Line Meaning

You always hurt the one you love
When you love someone deeply, you invariably end up hurting them


The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You tend to hurt even those whom you should take care of the most


You always take the sweetest rose
You end up choosing the best things in life only to destroy them


And crush it till the petals fall
You break the things you love and end up crushing them till they cease to exist


You always break the kindest heart
You can't help but break the heart of someone who cares about you the most


With a hasty word you can't recall, so
Without realizing the consequences of your actions, you say things that end up damaging others


If I broke your heart last night
If I did something yesterday that caused you pain


It's because I love you most of all
It's because I care about you the most but still ended up hurting you




Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher

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@warriorstar2517

RIP Frogman. Only found out 5 minutes ago. we lost a legend yesterday.

@kevinw9073

A classic. RIP Frogman!

@francinebelanger5208

Super belle chanson j'adore, ❤❤❤❤❤

@mn4169

I have this single

@TheJonaco

Do you love that great vintage New Orleans sound as much as I do? Then you gotta love the Frogman. It took him a long time to break through ("Ain't Got No Home" '56), and even longer to get back on the charts. I love this record even more than "But I Do". Many old standards fit that Crescent City style perfectly, most often done by Fats. On this one, the Frogman and his band do the Fat Man one better. That piano and horn style never sounded better here- even on all those Fats hits. The Frogman never did become a superstar- he was happy to stay in his modest home on the West Bank with his ten (!) kids. But anyone who loves New Orleans music loves him still. RIP. Fun facts: In '64, the Frogman actually toured with The Beatles on their legendary American journey. They met him when they played New Orleans (the Fab Four loved Fats, too) and invited him to join them...Why does the piano sound so great on this record? Because Allen Toussaint played it! The Frogman was no slouch on the keys, but for this and "But I Do", the great AT had just become a free-lancer after his stint at Minit. He may have been just 22, but New Orleanians knew a great piano man when they heard one. Toussaint was the best the town ever produced and his talents will never, ever be duplicated. RIP Allen.

@alansmithee7730

It's a bit early to wish Clarence Henry "RIP;" he's still alive at 84!

@oldbeatpete

great details!

@cynthiapickett7403

The version I remember (big band and all); I am a Gen-X er,BTW.

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