It's a lot like bein' little
   and wantin' a brand new toy.
   It's a lot like bein' little
   and wantin' a baby boy
   to call brother,
   and it hurts
   when you want it
   so bad.
   It's a lot like bein' a young boy
   who cannot make the team.
   It's a lot like bein' a young girl
   who cannot help but dream
   of her best friend's brother,
   and it hurts
   when you want it
   so bad.
  
   When it's love
   you've had and lost,
   if that's the worst hurt
   you've ever had,
   waiting for a new love
   to come along,
   and maybe, baby,
   [it's] just as bad.
  
   It's a lot like bein' a man
   when you['ve] no one to call your own,
   and it's a lot like bein' a woman
   when you want to make a home
   and be a mother,
   and it hurts when you want it
   so bad.
   Hey, yeah.
  
   When it's love
   you've had and lost,
   that's the worst hurt
   you've ever had,
   waiting, waiting for a new love
   to come along,
   it may be, baby,
   may be just as bad, Lord.
  
   It's a lot like bein' a man
   when you['ve] no one to call your own,
   and
   it's a lot like bein' a woman
   when ya' want
   to make a home
   and be a mother,
   and it hurts
   when ya' want it so bad.
   When ya' want it,
   want it so bad.
   When ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya',
   when ya' want it.
   When ya, when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya',
   When ya, when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya',
   when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya', when ya',
   [when ya' want it so bad.]