Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Renee Olstead Lyrics


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You tell me that you're leavin',
I can't believe it's true!
Girl, there's just no livin' without you.
Don't take your love away from me.
Don't you leave my heart in misery.
'Cause if you go, then I'll be blue,
Breakin' up is hard to do.
Remember when you held me tight,
And you kissed me all through the night.
Think of all that we been through,
And breakin' up is hard to do.

They say that breakin' up is hard to do,
Now I know, I know that it's true.
Don't say that this is the end.
Instead of breakin' up I wish that
We were makin' up again.

I beg of you don't say goodbye,
Can't we give our love just one more try?




Come on baby, let's start anew,
Breakin' up is hard to do.

Overall Meaning

The song "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Renee Olstead is a cover of Neil Sedaka's 1962 hit of the same name. The lyrics express the pain and difficulty of going through a break-up, with the singer unable to believe that their partner is leaving them. She states that she cannot live without her lover and begs them not to take away their love or leave her heart in misery. The chorus repeats the line "breakin' up is hard to do", which is a universal sentiment that many people can relate to.


The second verse reminisces about happier times in the relationship, where the couple kissed and held each other close. Despite this, they are still breaking up, and the singer acknowledges that it is a challenging experience. However, she refuses to accept that this is the end and wishes that they could make up instead of breaking up.


The final verse is a plea to the lover not to say goodbye and to give their love another chance. The singer wants to start anew and forget about the pain and difficulty of breaking up. While the song expresses sadness, it also offers a glimmer of hope that things can be resolved if both parties are willing to try.


Line by Line Meaning

You tell me that you're leavin',
You are saying that you want to leave me,


I can't believe it's true!
I am finding it very hard to believe,


Girl, there's just no livin' without you.
My life is incomplete without you,


Don't take your love away from me.
Please do not take your love back from me,


Don't you leave my heart in misery.
Please do not leave me heartbroken,


'Cause if you go, then I'll be blue,
If you leave, I will be very sad,


Breakin' up is hard to do.
Breaking up is not an easy thing to do.


Remember when you held me tight,
I fondly remember when you held me tightly,


And you kissed me all through the night.
I fondly remember when you kissed me throughout the night,


Think of all that we been through,
Please remember all the times we went through together,


And breakin' up is hard to do.
Breaking up is not an easy thing to do.


They say that breakin' up is hard to do,
I have heard that breaking up is not an easy thing to do,


Now I know, I know that it's true.
I now know for a fact that it is true,


Don't say that this is the end.
Please do not say that this is the end,


Instead of breakin' up I wish that
I wish we could fix our relationship instead of breaking up,


We were makin' up again.
I wish we could be reconciling with each other again.


I beg of you don't say goodbye,
I am begging you not to say goodbye to me,


Can't we give our love just one more try?
Can we try to fix our love just one time before we part our ways,


Come on baby, let's start anew,
Let's reboot and start all over again,


Breakin' up is hard to do.
Breaking up is not an easy thing to do.




Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka

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