[Verse 1] Well, it can get you in the back, boy Or you can lie around in roses Or maybe walk around wondering You know, going through the motions [Chorus] Hey, ain't love strange? Hey, ain't love strange? Boy, talk about changes Ain't love strange? [Verse 2] Well, it can make you string barb-wire Around your little piece of ground Yeah, for emotional protection Oh, but it's too late now [Chorus] [Bridge] Some keep trying it Giving and denying it And I don't know why it is I guess you never quit Trying to make sense of it [Verse 3] Oh, because it can feel like perfection But never all the time But you don't want to be alone again Oh, my, my [Chorus] [Outro] Ain't love strange? Hey, ain't love strange? Boy, talk about lonely Hey, ain't love strange?