You can have a friend get their heart broke

And you can be there when they need it most, but

You won't be the one falling off the deep end

You can have a friend lose somebody close

And you can be there when they need it most, but

You won't be the one having trouble sleeping.

Somebody loses their somebody every day.

But you'll never really know what it's like

'til you wake up to some real bad news

You'll never really know how it feels

'til it happens to you

No, you'll never really know what it's like

Even if you think you do

You'll never really know how it feels

'til it happens to you.

You can say you're sorry a million times

But even if you try, try to sympathize

You won't be the one picking up the pieces

You can do your best, call every night

Listen to them say, say they're alright

But you know there's a chance they don't really mean it.

Somebody loses their somebody every day.

But you'll never really know what it's like

'til you wake up to some real bad news

You'll never really know how it feels

'til it happens to you

No, you'll never really know what it's like

Even if you think you do

You'll never really know how it feels

'til it happens to you

You'll never really know what it's like

'til you wake up to some real bad news

You'll never really know how it feels

'til it happens to you

No, you'll never really know what it's like

Even if you think you do

You'll never really know how it feels

'til it happens to you.