7:42 in the morning, eight seconds before it all sinks in

Put your best face on for the world

Fake another smile and just pretend

But you're just puttin' off the pain, nothing's ever really gonna change

So, let it hurt, let it be, let it take you right down to your knees

Let it burn to the worst degree

May not be what you want, but it's what you need

Sometimes the only way around it is to let love do its work

And let it hurt, yeah, let it hurt

3:28 in the morning, counting up the spaces between the rain

You're gettin used to the rocks at the bottom

Your heart goes numb, but the lonely stays the same

And that's the price you're bound to pay

And there's really nothin' anyone can say

Oh, there's only just one way

So, let it hurt, let it be, let it take you right down to your knees

Let it burn to the worst degree

May not be what you want, but it's what you need

Sometimes the only way around it is to let love do its work

So, go on, yeah, let it hurt

You might just find you're better for it

When you let go and you learn

To let it hurt, let it bleed, let it take you right down to your knees

Hey, sometimes the only way around it is to let love do its work

(Let love do its work)

So, go on (Go on) and let it hurt

Oh, let it hurt

7:42 in the morning, eight seconds before it all sinks in