Ain
Phil Collins Lyrics

Honey you do me wrong but I'm still crazy about you
Although you hurt me, I still have strong feelings for you.

I stay away too long and I can't do without you
When I'm away from you for long, I miss you terribly.

But every chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more
You always find a way to hurt me, no matter what.

But each hurt makes my love grow stronger than before
Despite the pain, my love for you grows stronger every time you hurt me.

I know flowers grow through rain
Just as flowers can still grow in spite of the rain, love can still flourish despite the hardships.

But how can love grow through pain, oh
It's difficult to understand how love can still survive and thrive despite the pain and suffering it endures.

Ain't that peculiar
Isn't it strange or unusual?

A peculiar as can be
As strange or odd as it can possibly be.

Ain't that peculiar baby
Isn't it strange or unusual, my dear?

A peculiarality
A unique or unusual characteristic.

You tell me lies that should be obvious to me
You lie to me, and the lies should be easy to spot, but I'm so blinded by love that I don't see them.

But I'm so much in love with you baby that I don't wanna see
My love for you is so strong that I refuse to acknowledge the truth about your lies.

That things you do and say are designed to make me blue
You purposely say and do things to make me sad, and it hurts me deeply.

It's a dog gone shame my love for you makes all
It's unfortunate that my love for you blinds me to the truth about your hurtful actions.

Your lies seem true
Because I am so in love with you, your lies appear to be genuine and honest.

But if the truth made love last longer
If love thrived on truthfulness and honesty, then my love for you should have diminished by now.

Why do lies make my love stronger
Despite the lies, my love for you continues to grow stronger.

I cried so much just like a child that's lost it's toy
I cried so much because I feel like a child who has lost their most precious possession.

But maybe baby you think these tears I cry are tears of joy
Perhaps you think my tears of sadness are actually tears of happiness.

But a child can cry so much until you do everything they say
Like a child pleading for their toy, I cry so much in the hopes that it will make you do what I ask.

But unlike a child my tears don't help me to get my way
Unlike a child whose tears could make someone give in to their demands, my tears have no effect on you.

I know love can last through years
Love has the potential to endure for many years.

But how can love last through tears
It's difficult to understand how love can continue to survive despite the tears and sadness it endures.

I don't understand it baby,
I'm confused and can't comprehend why things are the way they are.

Don't understand it
I'm still perplexed and uncertain about the situation.

Peculiar as can be
As strange or odd as it can possibly be.