Lyrics:

Oh...

I know I've always been
Such a hard, hard man to love
Thought I gave the best I could
But my best just wasn't good enough
All my intentions just get misunderstood
'Cos a hard loving man is a hard man to love
Oh, so many times
I should've let my feelings show
And I know that it don't mean much
But there's something you should know

I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been
When I'm with you, that's where I belong
I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been
And you don't know what you got till it's gone

I watch my dreams go down the river
I sit here thinking what might've been
And these four walls start closing in
You can't turn back time
And when push comes to shove
Well, a hard loving man is a hard man to love
Oh, deep in my heart
There's a fire still burns for you
From the good times to the bad times
All the times that we've been through

I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been
When I'm with you, that's where I belong
I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been
And you don't know what you got till it's gone, oh...

Days keep getting longer
And the nights they seem so cold
When you ain't with the one that you love

Time after time
I should've let my feelings show
And I know that it don't mean much
But there's something you should know

I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been
When I'm with you, that's where I belong
I'm closer to heaven, than I've ever been
And you don't know what you got till it's gone

Don't know what you got, ooh, till it's gone
Oh...