I have been around
This old block before
I've walked into

Abruptly closin' doors
Schooled in hard knocks
I've learned a lot
'bout how a heart can break

I might not know 
what love is
but I know what it ain't
It ain't layin in the dark 

and wonderin' why 
she hasn't called
and now it's 2 AM
It ain't drivin' by her house 

to find her wrapped 
up in the arms
of your exbest friend
It ain't bold face lies 

or alibies that cannot 
be explained
I might not know 
what love is

But I know what it ain't

You say you could
show me how to love

baby there's one thing
you can be sure of
I wouldn't treat you wrong 
cause I've been on

The hurtin' side of pain
I might not know 
what love is
but I know what it ain't

It ain't showin' up for dinner 
with a rose and Chardonnay
then drinkin' by yourself
It aint a postcard from Hawaii 

sayin' we can still be friends
but I met someone else
It ain't bold faced lies 
or alibis that cannot 

be explained
I might not know 
what love is
but I know what it ain't

It ain't a mink coat
Forty pairs of shoes
Two 14-carat anklets 
on my Mastercard

It ain't walkin' 
in a pawn shop
Recognizing her 
engagement ring

She swore she lost
It ain't bold face lies or alibis
That cannot be explained
I might not know 

what love is
But I know what it ain't
If you had all day 
I could tell you things

That would make 
a grown man faint
I might not know 
what love is

But I know what it ain't
Yeah, I know what it ain't