[Verse 1: Noah Kahan]
Taking it slowly
I'm afraid to be lonely
Nobody told me
It's harder than I thought to tell the truth
It's gonna leave you in pieces
All alone with your demons
And I know that we need this
But I've been too afraid to follow through

[Chorus: Noah Kahan]
Hold me close and I won't leave
'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody
So much to say, but I don't speak
And I hate that I let you stop me
'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody

[Verse 2: Julia Michaels]
Don't know where the time went
Stuck in the wrong mindset
And I let the rules bend
When I know that all along, they're made to break, eh
You got me searching for reasons
To keep me from leaving
And then I have trouble breathing
I give myself another chance to stay, eh
[Chorus: Julia Michaels & Noah Kahan]
Hold me close and I won't leave
'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody
So much to say, but I don't speak
And I hate that I let you stop me
'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody

[Bridge: Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels]
One day, before you know it, you will see
All of the pain and all the irony
You'll feel the stinging and you'll think of me
'Cause it hurts when you hurt

[Chorus: Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels]
Hold me close and I won't leave
'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody
So much to say, but I don't speak
And I hate that I let you stop me (Oh)
Hold me close and I won't leave (I won't leave)
'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody (Somebody, yeah)
So much to say, but I don't speak
And I hate that I let you stop me
'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody, somebody