98 Degrees – The Hardest Thing Lyrics

We both know that I shouldn’t be here
This is wrong¹
And baby it’s killin’ me, it’s killin’ you²
Both of us tryin’ to be strong
I’ve got somewhere else to be
Promises to keep
Someone else who loves me³
And trusts me fast asleep
I’ve made up my mind
There is no turning back
She’s been good to me
And she deserves better than that⁴

It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to do⁵
To look you in the eye
And tell you I don’t love you⁶
It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to lie
To show no emotion
When you start to cry⁷
I can’t let you see
What you mean to me
When my hands are tied
And my heart’s not free⁸
We’re not meant to be
It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to do
To turn around and walk away
Pretending I don’t love you⁹

I know that we’ll meet again
Fate has a place and time¹⁰
So you can get on with your life
I’ve got to be cruel to be kind¹¹
Like Dr. Zhivago
All my love I’ll be sending
And you will never know
‘Cause there can be no happy ending¹²

It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to do
To look you in the eye
And tell you i don’t love you
It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to lie
To show no emotion
When you start to cry
I can’t let you see
What you mean to me
When my hands are tied
And my hearts not free
We’re not meant to be
It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to do
To turn around and walk away
Pretending i don’t love you

Maybe another time, another day
As much as I want to, I can’t stay¹³
I’ve made up my mind
There is no turning back
She’s been good to me
And she deserves better than that¹⁴

It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to do
To look you in the eye
And tell you i don’t love you
It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to lie
To show no emotion
When you start to cry
I can’t let you see
What you mean to me
When my hands are tied
And my hearts not free
We’re not meant to be
It’s the hardest thing
I’ll ever have to do
To turn around and walk away
Pretending i don’t love you¹⁵