The stubborn love of a woman
Cost me the brother love of a man
What I got is a lover

And what I lost is a friend
Which of these would follow me
Until my dying day

I can't say
I can't say
No, I can't say


Well another time and another place
My hand would be across your face

But I can only bring myself to cry
So this is how our story ends
Betrayed by two of my best friends

Well I can think of kinder ways to die

Now I was standing on a pew

Just clapping for the bride and groom
And you had gone to meet him at a bar
When I heard your message on my phone

I ran outside into the snow
I wept for you, I leapt into my car


The stubborn love of a woman
Cost me the brother love of a man
What I got is a lover

And what I lost is a friend
Which of these would follow me
Until my dying day

I can't say
I can't say
No, I can't say


My hands tremble and shake
My head is swollen with ache

Let's see how much hurt my soul can take, yeah

Well I yelled at him and he yelled at me

And he said "Good luck" and I said "We'll see"
And I stormed off and there our friendship went
And I got her back but I could've cried

When I was laying by her side
Looking at the roses that he sent


The stubborn love of a woman
Cost me the brother love of a man
What I got is a lover

And what I lost is a friend
Which of these would follow me
Until my dying day

I can't say
I can't say
No, I can't say


I can't say
I can't say

No, I can't say

Well my story has a moral too:

"Damned if I don't, damned if I do"
Well stubborn love has bested me again