Been in pain and I've been in shame
  But ain't love a bitch
  I been in fights, locked away for nights
  But ain't love a bitch
  I been tailed, impaled, strung up
  and nailed and left without a stitch
  I been scratched 'n' taxed 'n' finally axed
  But ain't love a bitch
  Oh I didn't understand till I was seventeen
  She took me way upstairs and she wiped me clean
  Oh I didn't realize she made a first class fool out of me
  Oh Maggie if you're still out there the rest is history
  
  You're all alone in the freezing cold
  by the underground
  Your hands are numb and you're feeling dumb
  cos you been let down
  You thought you were rough and kinda tough
  and maybe out of reach
  You're acting chic, playing hide 'n' seek
  But ain't love a bitch
  
  Oh I must state right here I been there before
  My eyes were closed and so my friends
  I still don't know the score
  Oh don't underestimate the strength of it
  It may be unwise to analyze even the cause of it
  
  You're driving home late one night and on the radio
  Comes an old familiar song you used to know so well
  (you know a lot about that)
  Oh I can't comprehend this thing called love
  Maybe it's a matter of fact I just can't grow up
  Deep down ain't we all a little juvenile
  All I really wanna know is there one sweet angel
  that can make me smile
  
  Ain't love a bitch
  
  Torrential rains, wars and hurricanes
  I wouldn't budge an inch
  Your rent's unpaid and your team lose again
  But ain't love a bitch
  You can lose your job, your home and your health
  But ain't love a bitch
  Take it or leave it some day you'll feel it
  cos love is the bitch
  
  Ain't love the bitch, ain't love a bitch
  Ain't love a bitch, ain't love a bitch
  Ain't love a bitch