First Verse
I could hard-ly be-lieve__it when I heard the news_to-day.
I had to come and get it straight_from you.__
They said you are leav-in' some-one's swept your heart a-way___

From the look up-on your face__I see it's true.___
So tell me about it, tell me 'bout the plans you're mak-in',___
oh___ tell me one thing more___be-fore__I go.__

Chorus
Tell me how am I__sup-posed__to live__with-out_you,
now that I've been__lov-in' you__so long?____
How am I__sup-posed___to live___with-out you?
And how am I__sup-posed to car - ry on____
when all that I've__been liv - ing for___is___gone?

Second Verse
I'm too proud for cry-ing, did-n't come here to break down.___
It's just a dream of mine__is com-in' to__an end.___
And how can I blame___you  when I built my world a-round___
the hope that one___day we'd be so much more than friends?

I don't want to know the price__I'm gon-na pay for dream - in,
oh___e-ven now it's more than I can take.___

Chorus
Tell me how am I__sup-posed__to live__with-out_you,
now that I've been__lov-in' you__so long?____
How am I__sup-posed___to live____with-out you?
And how am I__sup-posed to car-ry on______
when all that I've__been liv-ing for___is___gone?
all that I've___been liv-ing for___is___gone?