When you love someone dear
They can do no wrong
But when you love too hard
You sing a different song
You got to take your time and build only slow
And get it all together and watch it grow

The bigger you love, the harder you fall
Just take it from me, girl, you got to start small
Oh, the bigger you love, the harder you fall
Just take it from me, you got to start softly

You gotta start a love right from the ground
'Cause when you start from the top
You can only come down
And when you give all your love and get no return
That's the hurting way you have to try to learn

The bigger you love, the harder you fall
Just take it from me, you got to start small
Oh, the bigger you love, the harder you fall
Just take it from me, you got to start softly