I look at all the things I put you through
  I've often wondered how it bothered you
  I know how close I came to losing you
  But we managed to stay alive
  I guess only the strong survive
  I just gotta tell you baby
    Sometimes love can be so cruel
  Sometimes we learn 'bout being a fool
  I don't know why, girl, we've lasted so long
  It may be the water
  That keeps us strong
    I took for granted that you'd always be there
  I know it seemed at times I didn't care
  I didn't know what you had given me
  But with love it takes some time
  But through the joy and pain, you're mine
  I just gotta tell you baby
    Sometimes love can be so cruel
  Sometimes we learn 'bout being a fool
  I don't know why, girl, we've lasted so long
  It may be the water
  That keeps us strong
    It may be the water
  That keeps us strong
  You know that I'm so glad to say, oh baby
  That it all turned out this way, 'cause you know that
  It almost slipped away, oh baby
  But we managed to stay alive
  I guess only the strong survive
  I just gotta tell you baby
    Sometimes love can be so cruel
  Sometimes we learn 'bout being a fool
  I don't know why, girl, we've lasted so long
  It may be the water
  That keeps us strong
    You know that I'm so glad to say, oh baby
  That it all turned out this way, cause you know that
  It almost slipped away, oh baby
  But we managed to stay alive
  I guess we found that only the strong survive
  So I just had to tell you baby
    Sometimes love can be so cruel
  Sometimes we learn 'bout being a fool
  I don't know why, girl, we've lasted so long
  It may be the water
  That keeps us strong
  It may be the water
  That keeps us strong